Agape for Love
©October 7th, 2019
By Vijaya Sundaram
©October 7th, 2019
By Vijaya Sundaram
So much happens between what you say,
And what they hear,
It’s a wonder we don’t all fall into an
Abyss of non-understanding.
You look, you observe you speak, you verbalize,
You gesticulate, you explain, you emphasize,
You expatiate, you expound, you clarify.
You do everything you can to be understood.
And the gulf between you and the Other
Sits there, like an infant with
Mouth agape, tonsils bared,
Wailing into the void.
You gesticulate, you explain, you emphasize,
You expatiate, you expound, you clarify.
You do everything you can to be understood.
And the gulf between you and the Other
Sits there, like an infant with
Mouth agape, tonsils bared,
Wailing into the void.
And yet, you persist.
You speak, you explain, you expand, you expound,
You expatiate, and you expend energy, and
All your expression, knowing that even a crumb
That falls into that abyss
Will stave off hunger
For the abyss is always hungry to understand,
And always agape for love.
You speak, you explain, you expand, you expound,
You expatiate, and you expend energy, and
All your expression, knowing that even a crumb
That falls into that abyss
Will stave off hunger
For the abyss is always hungry to understand,
And always agape for love.
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