LESSONS FROM FORMER LOVERS

Isn't love a temporary madness 
& neuro-chemical spike 
in which judgement ceases
while a life-affirming "yes!" whoops?
Perhaps, but wouldn't a loveless life 
seem blander-blatter-blather?

Falling in love is simple;
the real chore is to love 
continually - especially after
quips, slips, & other nonsense 
makes patience dips.

Seeing anything good in another,
it becomes multiplied in us.
Love is an integrity multiplier
& an queer spiritual alchemy.
Hence can we ever love too much?

Sex with love can be healing,
but without it, isn't it a tedious divertimento?
Yet some create music with their bodies
with consummate skill in notes of joy.

Narratives shape the contours of our consciousness:
once a person believes a narrative is “true”
any facts incongruent with that are filtered out: 
hence aren't our lives structured fictions?

If you fortunate, love changes you
& in some ways, eventually there's 
little difference between "I" and "thou" - 
just a curious unity-in-diversity.



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from _Love Poems: Nonsense from the Heart_ 
SUMMARY:  Insights on love and passion from various lovers. 
KEYWORDS: love, heart mysteries, loving relationships, intimate relations

Author: T Newfields [Nitta Hirou / Huáng Yuèwǔ] (b. 1955) 
Begun: 2023 in Yokohama, Japan / Finished: 2024 in Shizuoka, Japan 
Creative Commons License: Attribution. {{CC-BY-4.0}} Granted 

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