Love Once Again

When I’m all so weak that my knees tremble

I summon every drop of strength I can pull

No matter how hard it seems to take a breath

How laborious it becomes to impede the sweat


When I understand how long silence can be lovely

And I don’t demand for words to be exposed freely

Even though my ears crave for your velvety voice

To wait patiently with willingness is my own choice



When I choose to bear the sight of you struggling

I feel the pain doubled within me, a venom that stings

But I endure. I tolerate. I hold on as my nerves grow weaker

For what I cannot allow is be far from you so I linger



When I want to run towards you and hug you tight

I sit still on where I am, holding my legs firm with all my might

For I think of what you need, and perhaps, I assume,

You need some time alone, without much of a distraction



When I want to spend more time with you but I know I can’t

It is fine with me, really, I can handle myself

I may miss you deeply and passionately but it doesn’t really matter

As long as I can see you rising strong as a panther



When I know I can’t do anything to make you feel better

I search for things that I can try, words I can utter

But as I realize there is none, I pray hard and cry

I speak in my mind “I’ll be here for you without a single sigh”



When I realize that I can fight and hold on like this,

That I can care more for a person than I do for myself

I know without doubt what the reason behind all these is,

What keeps me going on: It is this love that burns right in our midst