(279-280) Works of Love VI
Love Abides
So ... love abide{s}. (I Corinthians 13: 13)
Love abides our friend Søren says
Even in our worst despondency
He knows and does not guess
He writes his thoughts responsibly
That love abides can bring us comfort
Even in our worst denial
Love consoles and gives its support
Makes possible our survival
Despondency is not depression
It need not be medicated
Stems from the great repression
On which our culture's predicated
Whenever the world offers us neglect
In the face of some vast indifference
If others will not acknowledge debt
Our striving's thwarted by interference
Modern isolation can breed despondency
Wherein all our hope seems lost
Still we strive for love in honesty
And love abides in us no matter cost
No human being can love embody
But we all can serve as lovers
The middle term brings this loving quality
So that we can clearly see each other
As love abides within a person
In that person love can strive
No matter how much things can worsen
The thought of love will always thrive