If we could just put a stop
To the breaking of hearts
The losses and pains that crush us
If we could bundle our hurts
And toss them away
What would we say then of love
That it would leave us untouched
Then it’d be no longer love
Anymore
We’d suffer the lack of compassion
And communion
There’d be no common ground to renew
If our loss left us the same as we
Were when we’d gained
It’d be no loss at all
Nor would there have been gain
Let love affect me
Let loss rearrange me
Let grief and my loves bring me pain
Let me grow larger in heart to make room
For new loves and new gain
And space for the loss to exist
Let these shadows add depth
And let meaning unfold
Let me risk this sweet heart
Once again
