I would not stay were
\nit not for love.
\nThe heart wears out.
\nThe doors that lead to people
\nclose and never open again.
\nThe very joy of youth itself
\nswims away,
\nlegs tire,
\neyes close,
\nand sleep remains.
\nThe streets have emptied.
\nI see old dogs waiting like ghosts
\nready to be walked.<\/p>\n
I talk out loud
\nand the night stays quiet
\nas it should.
\nI can not go.
\nI pray for time.
\nI soldier on
\nbecause my love is here.
\nI stay
\nto guard my love.
\nTo nourish its eyes,
\nto teach its souls,
\nto guard them all
\nuntil time takes us
\nto the kindness of other places.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I would not stay were it not for love. The heart wears out. The doors that lead to people close and never open again. The…<\/p>\n