You haven’t been asked to be virtuous.
You haven’t been asked to be a good girl.
You haven’t even been asked to persevere against long odds

You’ve only been asked one thing.
You’ve been asked to love.
Love with heart and soul and mind,
submerge yourself there,
lose your self there,
and let the nature of Love itself
be the you that unfolds
throughout the course of every day.

©Wendy Mulhern
May 22, 2020