February 14th, 2017

I remember the first time I posted a Valentine’s Day poem declaring my love to the world. Well, not really the world. It was more like the city. You see, decades Myspace, Facebook, Instagram and twitter, every year in February, the Philadelphia Daily News allowed you to ‘post’ a Valentine’s Day ad in their paper for all the world to see. It was the early 90’s and I was excited about reconnecting with this guy I had broken up with in the 80’s. It was all my fault, too. I had trust and commitment issues and they drove us further and further apart. But the year before, we ran into each other at a youth service and realized we both still had feelings for each other. I was so surprised that after all those years and how I had done him wrong, he said he never stopped loving me and that wanted us to get back together. He didn’t care that I was a single parent of twins, either. He said he’d accept them as his own and love them like a father. I was so overwhelmed. And realized I still loved him too, and had gotten over my issues of the past and was ready to settle down and, well, the rest is history. We’ve been together ever since. Anyway, below is an excerpt of that poem. I pray it touches you as it does me, even after all these years.

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THIS LOVE   
 
I’ve found a love I cherish, 
Far more than words can say,
A sweet, kind and precious love,
That takes my breath away.
 
This love I can depend on, 
No matter what I’m going through,
This love guides and directs me, 
So I’ll know just what to do.
 
This love is an ageless love, 
It’s been here since the beginning of time,
From everlasting to everlasting, 
It will live on even after I die.
 
This love is a true love, 
It’s the love that saved my life,
This love is unconditional, 
It’s the love of Jesus Christ.
 

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