One woman's search for knowledge, truth, beauty, serenity, peace, harmony and all that crap.
Published on April 7, 2006 By Ms Mitchell In Poetry
The title comes from a line in the poem Black Light (II) by David St. John published in the Spring 2002 issue of Blackbird. It started as a free write exercise in my writing group. I liked how it came out so I'm sharing it.

Swift and uncomplicated love
Permission to give myself
to you
to me
to this moment
to say yes to life to believe
the lie
that it will be
Swift and uncomplicated love
It's not about shame
or wounds
or scars
or religion
or psychology
It's about investing in what I most want
Reliable warmth in my old age
and not
Swift and uncomplicated love

Comments
on Apr 07, 2006
Beautifully put. This has the wisdom, the weight, of having lived and been disappointed by the lie. As I firmly plant my tuchcus in middle age, reliability and warmth sound very very appealing. Thanks
on Apr 07, 2006
Thanks Buddha. Thank you for reading my stuff.
on Apr 07, 2006
loved this - i emailed it to my hubby - typimg with one finger while holding baby
on Apr 07, 2006
typimg with one finger while holding baby


Been there done that--Good on ya!

loved this

Thanks. I'm glad.