The Convincing
I am convinced
– not by simile,
nor by rhyme –
that the efflux of
the soul abides
in love eternal
I am convinced
– not by experience,
nor by thought –
that life when lived
rightly is to be
empty and heartless
I am convinced
– not by smile,
nor by laughter –
that love is a
tether that binds
us to this world
——-
I convince
– not by gladness,
nor by ease –
that yours is a beauty
wild and free, out
in front of you
I convince
– not by actions,
not by plans –
that to be heartless
is to give all your
heart away in love
I convince
– not by metaphor,
nor by prose –
that all of life
abides in the
infinite love eternal
Sedefche 