Herbert Nehrlich - Love Is Reflection

Alas, it follows that
true love is
just an animal
that always must
be a reflection
of its own self,
seen in the depth
of your blue eyes.

It is not
a seperate
entity
for reasons
unknown
but not
unknowable.

So then, you ask
about
this thing
called love,
does it not
exist for
the sole purpose
of completing
a union of two souls,
perhaps eternally?

Well, let it rest,
my love,
just ponder
when you can
about
the meaning,
and you may find
that nothing
can ever live
without
its own reflection.

But when you look
at us, my love
you see
us basking in
our own
mirage.
No harsh reality
can live
up to its promise.

Herbert Nehrlich

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