When Love Becomes Heavy

When love becomes heavy When the weight of commitment is too much to bear When the wait for a time when things are easier Seems too distant When its easier to give in to carnal temptations As no matter what you do the end result will be the same When even your folks feel that you would be better apart When the cracks in the relationship become too big to hide When things have gone so wrong for so long that you cease to care When former lovers are always on your mind When rumours abound about an imminent separation When the naysayers rub their hands in elation When you no longer fight because there is nothing left to fight for When the rare moments spent together Are spent in cold silence as you both contemplate A future lived separately, when the truth be told You once loved each other desperately But no longer know how to When you both have one foot out of the door A miracle happens and you dig deep within you To find the strength to hold onto something that You fought so hard to build When you realize that it would take a lifetime To reach this level of intimacy with someone new When the feelings that you felt twenty years prior Come flooding back When the very love whose weight you could No longer carry Ably carries you into a lifetime of bliss When you remember why you fell in love in the first place When you remember why former lovers are best forgotten When the embers of a love that was moribund Are ignited once more and the fire burns like never before © Terence Msuku 2015