By Misti
Date: 2002 Apr 24
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A Note To All the Cynics

you think true love is a myth
because you've been burned
to ash and didn't have the strength
to soar above it
you think it's a waste of time and emotion
and it isn't really true
because while she's with you
she's thinking of him
but if you know of sacrifice
and sticking with it even when there
is no glamor or glitz
the shoe fits but you want to kick it off
and run through the daisies
then you think you're crazy
when you look at her sleeping beside you
you hug her and are warmed
and if you know of compassion
and shared sorrow
in a hospital lobby
in a funeral home
holding her hand when her mind is gone
and she's only a sad shell
of the woman you married
then you don't need to feel the fireworks
and the turning tummy pain
to know that love is real enough
for this lifetime
and if you're lucky
the next.