Today Poets.org is celebrating National Poetry Month with #pocketpoems being carried in pockets of poetry lovers everywhere.
So today consider this blog a virtual pocket. I am sharing the poem below as a pocket poem because I have been sitting on it a while :). Also because we carry the pieces of ourselves around with us no matter where we go. Our ability to love and our desire to share love should give us a sense of pride to carry around with us.
In the Name of Love
Upon the heart a stranger lies
though she mystifies
her existence won’t be denied
or her truth be disguised.
And “The Band Played On”
the quilt of humanity.
In the name of love…
for the rite of dignity.
One woman kisses matching lips
after their “I do’s.”
One man lies in another’s arms
their passion stronger still.
On a trodden path
we march for civility.
In the name of love
we put faith in liberty.
Some deny the gifts of love
while others rise to testify
in the glory of all love
our pride won’t be denied.
