Tenderness

"I fell in love with you

                         again

in the soft foothills of this evening."

 

The ebb and flow of feelings is the subcutaneous world of love. We are an amalgam of expectations, ego and confusion - and love for us is as much about the blood which begins to flow rapidly inside our bodies, as it is about the blood which we give to our relationships.

 

However much we may wax about the selflessness of love, the heart craves for balance. Whilst the first flush of love is about giving, the second flush wants to fill empty spaces inside oneself.  And that's when we need recalibration. That's when we need to realize that life or love cannot be a continuous test or a balancing act.

 

Tenderness defines love, not touchiness.

 

If you liked this poem, consider listening to these other poems celebrating the grace of love:

• Lovers in The Morning
• How to Hold Love as it Breaks
• I Love You

Find other magical things, like a lovely free chapbook of poems, and other resources here.

 

I am Sunil Bhandari.

 

I am a poet based out of India. My book of poetry 'Of Love and Other Abandonments' was an Amazon bestseller. My second book is 'Of journeys & Other Ways to Get Lost'. Both are available on Amazon.

Follow me on Instagram at @sunilgivesup.

Get in touch with me on uncutpoetrynow@gmail.com

 

The details of the music used in this episode are as follows -

When The Wind Blows by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4622-when-the-wind-blows
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license