A New Love

A new love laid on the same lips

Build on the courage to find forgiveness

For all the tears, trials and tribulations

For all the fear, anger and frustration

We can pave a path never taken

And find hope where trust was forsaken

A new love beheld in the same gaze

Freed from the trails of tears wiped away

For all the nights spend alone under the sheets

For all the commitments we didn’t meet

I can let go of the certainty of what I believe

I can soften my grip and let in empathy

A new love nestled in a tender embrace

Born in the burning fires of challenges we faced

Through all the rage and innocence lost

Through all the hurtful tirades when we fought

We can forgive the fears we could not stop

We can surrender to the lessons taught

A new love whispered in the same prayer

Sewn from an extraordinary journey tread together

For all the twists and turns, all the hurt and pain

For all the stops and starts, cleansings and stains

We can always remember our love will never be the same

We can always feel grateful that we have fallen in love again

8/12/22