Life <br />frightened of its own shadow <br />(Death) <br /> <br />runs & hides <br />behind the skirts <br /> <br />of <br />Love <br /> <br />who <br />laughingly <br />picks it up <br /> <br />comforts it <br />tells it <br />promises it <br /> <br />“I won’t let <br />anything hurt you! ” <br /> <br />Then rocks it in a lullaby <br />until sleep soothes it. <br /> <br />Life wrapped up <br />in a dream <br /> <br />as Love <br />tiptoes from the room<br /><br />Dónall Dempsey<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/that-s-love-for-lyn-2/
