stop listening

a response to a song

stop listening to the voices

drown them out in song

listen to the reasons why

those who adore you love you.

…

feel the love from my heart

let the pain wash out of you in waves

and let it be filled with my love.

let the echoes of pain reverberate from your heart

and listen to my song of love

…

look at the love in my eyes

look at the presence of hope

look at me mirroring your perfections

and we can fall down this slope together

into the depths of love.

…

i can see that you’re hurting.

my heart breaks with pain.

please know that above all,

i care, i care, i care.

i will kiss away your pain

and let you hear, feel, and taste my love for you

because i know.

and i love you.

…

note: this is a response to my wife’s song “all i can hear”

-poetofsappho