It is a Risk to Love

It is a risk to love

What if it doesn’t work out?

Ah, but what if it does?

~Peter McWilliams

It is a risk to love

To open up to another’s hurt

And to let her see yours

What if his hurt is too big for you?

What if your hurt is too big for her?

It is a risk to love

To give without expecting anything in return

And to receive when you have nothing to give

What if he gives nothing in return – not even a thank you?

What if she wants something you can’t give?

It is a risk to love

To say, “I love you”

And to hear, “I love you”

What if he doesn’t say the words back to you?

What if she doesn’t really mean what she’s saying?

But what if love is worth the risk?

What if in sharing your hurts, you find them easier to carry together?

What if in giving and receiving, you find you both have more?

What if the words become truer each time you say or hear them?

What if in loving you find love?

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From the book my heart poured out by Jordan Aspen