‘For love to say no, it becomes an invitation’
Isaac Shapiro
Being Present Retreat
Venwoude 22/05/2004
I know you are love
Even if you say no
I know you are love
Even if you shout your no
In anger, rage or fury,
The expressions of your despair.
I know you are love
I know you are love
I know you are love
I know you are love
Even if this love in your heart
does not come out again
For the rest of my life.
I know you are love
Even if it hurts so much
That our beautiful love
Is now hidden away, deep,
Deep, deep ….
I know you are love
Even if it hurts so much
To see your hurt and
To know that my wanting and confusion
Have been responsible for it.
I know you are love
Even if your hurt is so deep
That you just cannot receive my sorry,
In terror of being hurt again in this
Very core of your openness.
I know you are love
I will not say or pretend that
It does not matter that
You keep this love from me.
It does.
It is not easy to let go
That you should forgive me
As there was no intention
of hurting you so deeply.
It is not easy to let go
if I carry it around
as shame or blame.
I will not do that.
I will forgive myself for my ignorance.
I know you are love
It touches my heart if I just see
and feel your pure pain.
I will not use it.
I know you are love
I simply have no choice than to
Live with the defences that you built.
I know you are love
Surrounded by a wounded heart
That has been hurt so deeply
That you have chosen never to
Feel this pain again.
I know you are love
I will not ask you to forgive me.
Not out of arrogance
Not out of my own hurt
Not out of fear of being rejected.
No, I will not ask you to forgive me.
I will not ask you to take the risk
Of being hurt again.
I do ask you to find the courage to
Know yourself that you are love and that you too
Have no choice than to live with this love
and to express it.
I know you are free
I know you are love
I know life will heal you
If you just can find the courage
To be with this pain
and to know you are love.
There is no intention
To be in the way of love
I know you are love
And I know that I am consciousness
Behind all that.
I know I am consciousness and love
Perhaps this deep pain of the heart
Is making us real
For love to say no
Is an invitation to make love real.
