Love Wears

love wears,
not always pretty,
deeper than the surface

that others see...
not always right,
often makes mistakes,

know when it has fallen,
pleads for forgiveness.
carries a price

that must be paid in full,
worth every penny, every dime,
every tear, every humiliation....

love never accepts
anything less than the truth,
never asks for as much as it gives....

bruised and battered,
bloodied and dirtied....
with a raw beauty....

that only love wears!

poem by Eric Cockrell
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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