Without Love On Our Side

Without Love…there is no meaning

What matters, in the end,
is far from what people live in life, and
often found in the wake of tribulations,
at the end of strife,
when torn away those baubles of possession,
the striving for gain and security’s plight,
to realise as it falls away,
love has always been
and will always be, what matters in life.

How conceited we are,
how manipulative and malicious in our greed,
all for the promise of happiness
that leaves us every time in grief,
because without love,
without friendship and compassion,
accumulations of any kind
cannot nurture our heart and soul,
in any fashion.

So why do we so ignore what life offers most,
the possibility of love and connection,
the joy of family, of health and the satisfaction
of knowing whatever happens, in poverty or wealth,
love will hold us up, heal us
and give meaning and purpose to all we’ve dealt,
for pursuits in life are vital, to survive and provide,
but life is empty and pointless without love on our side.

Tony DeLorger © 2016

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Tony DeLorger

Full time author, freelance writer, poet and blogger since 1999. Twenty one published works, past winner of 'Poet of the Year' on HubPages, 'Poem of the Year' on The Creative Exiles, writer for Allpoetry.com, Google+, tonydwtf.blogspot.com.au
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