Love Poem: One Forsaken, Now Treasured
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Written by: Lu Loo

One Forsaken, Now Treasured

I'm caught in the middle of disarray
yet-
           embrace who I wish to be...
           caressing life's nocturnal sunrise.

but-

you bestow an aria of hope that eases
my dismay and broken essence. 
shadows drown me, and you throw the
raft into my deserted reverie with accord. 

for I am but a memory to those I adore, 
they see me as someone who I feared 
I would become. (inhaling loneliness)

but you come to me gently, wrap me
in a sympathetic blanket praying I look
in the mirror and see a beautiful reflection-
you say,    “that is what I see, my love…”

so I take your proverbial words and hold 
onto them like a baby longing for warmth. 
for I used to be forsaken…
                  YOU MADE ME TREASURED.



August 28, 2018