Love Letters, A Poem
By Ellen Luksch
- Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
Love Letters
I have been sending you love letters
every moment of your life.
Some made you laugh beyond reason
so you could know the joy of abandoning yourself.
Some made you weep for months
so you were bound to seek a soft shoulder
and later become that softness.
Some made you shake-your-fist angry
so you learned how to stand for yourself
and then how to stand for others
and finally how to stand still.
Some clearly terrified you
so you could feel your boundaries
and find they were porous
and find they were gone.
Some made your heart soar
in spite of anything you could imagine.
I have been sending you love letters
every moment of your life.
You are learning how to read them
for the encouragement that they are.
The first handcrafted editions of Ellen’s book of poetry, A Dream of the Heart, are in process. We’ll keep you posted.
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