RISK

There is risk involved in everything,
Everytime you share a smile,
Everytime you shed a tear,
You are opening yourself up to hurt.

Some people tread slowly though life,
Avoiding the closeness risk brings,
Sidestepping the things they can't understand,
Turning away from those who care too much
Those who care too long,
Those who hold too tightly.

There is never an easy way to love,
You can not approach it cautiously,
It will not wait for you to arm yourself.
It does not care if you turn away,
It is everywhere, it is everything.

Love is the greatest of all risks,
It is not reliable, it is not cautious,
It is not sympathic
It is unprejudiced, and unmerciless.
It strikes the strongest of mind,
And brings them to their knees in one blow.

Even in the best of times, love hurts,
It hurts to need, it hurts to belong
It hurts to be the other part of someone else,
Without either of your consent

But from the moment it overtakes you,
It hurts worse to be all alone.
The risk of love never depletes;
It grows stronger and more dangerous with time.
But, it's the total surrender of all defense,
That we, no matter weak or strong,
No matter willing or captive,
No matter what, we truly experience love.
Despite the many things love is not,
Outweighing it are the things love is.
Love is surrender without a loss
It is a gift without the cost
It consumes your every thought and desires
Every breath you take
It is the fire that fuels you
to do more than pass through life;
It urges you, instead, to live.
No matter what the outcome, having felt love,
you will never be the same.

It may scar your heart & soul,
And leave you, only memories of forever.
Or, it may cause everyday of your life
To feel like there is no need for tomorrow.
But, love is worth it
It's worth the risk...
Love is truly the only risk worth taking.
You are responsible for your own
happiness...

~Author Unknown~

Song:You're Where I Belong..by Trisha Yearwood