For The Sake Of Love Poem by Savita Tyagi

It hurts to bend
But the pain of snapping could be even bigger.
It hurts to bend
But bend you must for the sake of love.

Etched in my heart is the story of a bamboo tree.
Some where in a far off land by the river
Grows a small bamboo tree.
Its leaves long and thin
Its trunk delicate and supple.

On a stormy night when rain pours hard,
The cruel blows of harsh wind
Render forth the menace of nature,
And belligerent rain water with no mercy
Slaps the ground from beneath,

On the night like this muddy banks
Slide with the force of water and wind,
Exposing the tree roots to the perils
Of dark destructive night.

On the night like this
Huge trees with heavy upright trunks
Fall helplessly to the ground,
But the little bamboo tree stands intact.

The little bamboo tree knows the trick of survival;
Bend you must when facing the storm.
At a time when relationship in love
Passes through a rough storm
One must bend and reach out for the sake of love.

Possessed with pride and ego
One could stand with a head held high
But the loss of love will break you,
And the rising tide of time
Will devour you inch by inch.

Tender love is the only protection
Against the harsh blows of life
Bend for it even if hurts to do so.