You believe in principles inviolate
while I believe in you only,
you believe in absolute truth
while all I can see is subjectivity.
I tried living according to
your theory – and guess what?
There was nobody left in my life.
I was bereft because nobody
could meet the high ideals you
and John C. Maxwell state to
be preconditions for living life
with integrity
my integrity is suspect I suppose
as I cannot meet your high standards
for morality, I am so human
and so fallible whereas you
insist on the highest principles
but maybe, just maybe
love unconditionally is quite enough –
I’m willing to give it a try, tonight…
Hello Margaret, wow, what a nice moving poem. Very good read, LC
Excellent Work here, Margaret....Nice tight-cropt, even-flowing structure.... A fine tribtive, for someone quite lucky indeed....Solid Crafting! ~ FjR ~ ..2008..
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Haunting and insightful. Great work.