Let Go and Love
Linda Cousins

let go
and love.
extend yourself
beyond the boundaries
of your fears
and touch
and be touched.
no, life carries no guarantees,
--no 60-day warranties/
and yes, you may have been hurt
and you may be hurt again;
but in pain is progress
lessons learned,
gold stars earned
and joy, my love,
is but the prerequisite
of a soul-cleansing sorrow/
and sorrow but the prerequisite
of a soul-renewing joy.

let go and love.
reach out beyond
the limits
of the lower extremities
of your human being-ness.
merge with/ touch
the invisible.
experience a spiritual orgasm
that lasts for eternities.
reach me.
i am searching
for the infinity
of you.
jammed into dark
inner recesses
pondering future fears
past tears.
you elude me, baby.
please let go
and love.

i promise
i will be
gentle
with your
soul.