Love Poem: Trust
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Written by: Jill Martin

Trust

He stands somewhere
between
     football depravity
and
     butterfly nighttime kisses ~
soccer shin splints
and
     lilac blooms perfuming
his dreams and unpatience.

He knows of loss and
    death
         spine bending
               penance ceaseless.

He writes with quiet introspection
and
    bloody chaos and
         confusion
tempered
with
    devotion and steadfast commitment.

He found me drowning.
     Picked me up
and
carried me
     uncomplaining
of the added weight.

Before me stands the meaning
     of the love
         of a friend.
Trustworthy.