As a child I was seldom aware of love and affection
My memory reflects repeated criticism and rejection
Words of comfort were rarely voiced and so rarely heard
To hug a child I became conditioned to accept as absurd
Often my heart was sad and filled with pain
I’ll never allow myself to feel that way again
I had healthy food and plenty of nice clothes
But a child feels a need much greater than those!
Alas it wasn’t mine to receive at that time or in that way
Yet it was always mine and it could never be taken away
I needed teachers who could teach me life’s truth.
Truth came to me because I was rejected in my youth
The love I sought was and is always near
It’s a part of me as life; it’s now evidently clear!
Life is love; love is the blessed fuel of our being
Each day this truth I am more plainly seeing
I had to understand that love is so much more
Than the affection two people upon me could pour!
In actuality my parents loved me in the highest level
Because of them in the essence of love I eternally revel
Our relationship mirrored one of great distance
But we all accepted this; we didn’t put up resistance
And in this distance I truly found love
My parents now fly with me as angels above
I thank them for the lessons they gifted me
And for teaching me about love unconditionally!
