A Lover

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One day I woke up

and decided to be a lover.

Someone who has

so much to give it overpours.

A person who strides

past baggage claim at

the end of a trip

because pain was never

meant to be mobile or transactional.

The world does not stop

and so seldomly cares

about the hurt or broken hearted,

sending the wounded

right back out there

to try again.

A lover makes

the conscious choice

in this vicious world

to keep their head up

towards the sky,

and chooses to love every day.

Not to say a lover

doesn’t hurt,

themselves or others sometimes,

or have their reservations.

The universe knows

a true lover’s intentions though

at times it doesn’t seem like it,

A lover is well protected.