Abide
when your eyes
swell shut
and the tears travel
inward
a river forms
and flows to the heart
to the deepest recesses
where love resides
and when you love somebody
more than yourself
they live there
in that place
wherever you go
wherever you are
they are
even if you can’t see them
or speak to them
or touch them
they remain
as they are
untouched by time
in that sacred
place
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