My Valentine For The World
If I could
paint a red heart on the sky
for
France, for all the wounded in the world
those who have lost love, those who
hate
not realizing how strong it is to
be a lover
for those who stand outside
and watch
waiting for their chance to
be seen
and heard and loved, the
children
the youth marching for their
losses
the girls who never have been
told
“you are beautiful”
the boys who wanted to be pretty,
I would craft one like a sunset, alizarin
crimson
and rose carmine, with streaks
of pink and white
clouds above the
world, saying “love, love, love”
and never stop loving, reaching out,
touching
though the heart may be broken
over and over again
never give up the
hope that love can heal the world.
James Stansberry
James is a Seattle writer/cancer warrior/psychic/medium
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