The Beating Strand of Love

Friendship is a curious thing.

Some moments are beautiful

as the wide open sea.

Some are heart breaking

and there are misunderstandings.

Sometimes in the hard, delicate work

of communicating,

we rush too quickly

and say things 

that come out wrongly.

Maybe because we are just angry

in the moment 

about something not easy 

to gently address.

So sometimes it just seems easier

to cut ties.

But you know that life -

even with all it's complications 

in all it's various forms

is better to have 

than to not have at all.

Sometimes you've done things

and said things

but really what you wish

you could do is to say,

"I am sorry I have been angry

with you".

And all you wish you could hear is,

"I know.  Life is hard.

Want to start again?"

The strand of love is still beating

as it's laid bare.

The test of love is in the hardship 

and the choice of will

to love and forgive again

in spite of injustice.

A sight too beautiful to behold

when two choose mercy.

And the beating strand of love

has once again 

found its warm home.

Do you ever wish you could

peel back time like a page 

out of your notebook

and throw a portion of it away

and begin anew?