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I Can Only Love

By Rebecca Twiss   Sat, May 01, 2010

I cannot live your life for you nor make your choices nor take away your pain

I Can Only Love

I cannot live your life for you
nor make your choices
nor take away your pain

 

Yes, I see your struggle
and I wish that I could kiss it away
and yet my dear those day are gone,
when a hug and a bandaid would do.

 

I can only love

 

I know where I have fallen
And I pray with all my heart
That you don't follow my footsteps
Sure it got me where I am now
but it was far from easy

 

I can't paint the picture for you
In bright enough detail
But maybe that is just not my business...painting

 

I can only love

 

Every time I step in
thinking here is where I can help
Just my presence sets you spinning
You cannot welcome my extended hand
and I guess this is all a part of growing up
Both yours, and mine.

 

Instead of trying to control the spin
I need to step aside and let God in

 

I can only love

 

So many fears wrapped up inside a mother's heart.
The recognition that I have done all I know how to do
The prayers that it will somehow be enough
When fighting with you to keep you safe
becomes the greatest harm of all

 

I can only love

 

You are not hurting me by being exactly yourself.
I grieve for something that never belonged to me.

Your beauty
Your presence
Your grace
Will be there
No matter what life hands you my dearest

 

I will never say good-bye
But I will let go because I know

 

I can only love.

 

And that is what I have to give...always.

 

Rebecca Twiss

 

 

 

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Photo: Microsoft 7, 2010

 

 

 

 

By Rebecca Twiss

Rebecca  Twiss

Rebecca Twiss is a mother to four children and runs a single-boat charter business with her man as well as being a writer, a bodyworker, and an intuitive. 

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