When Love Is Conditional by Mary F. Charest

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When Love Is Conditional

WHEN LOVE IS CONDITIONAL

When love is conditional
it binds the soul
with chains that cannot be broken
It chokes until there is no breath left
to breathe

Vines of ivy, reaching up
with an ironclad grasp
draining away all signs of life
When rewards are dependent upon actions
and reactions are dependent upon surprise,
are they really worth the price?
Or, if my reward is "this"
because I said, "that,"
or, "that" should I say, "thus"
What is my reward,
but a hot, burning ember
from the gates of Hell?
You try to placate,
But all it does is suffocate
a flower already made fragile
by years of stunted growth

© Mary F. Charest

March 16, 2004

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	Comment By: She Whispers on August 11, 2008 10:36:38 PM	Report
	It chokes until there is no breath left to breathe Vines of ivy, reaching up with an ironclad grasp draining away all signs of life So true....so true....~ She Whispers Respond To This Comment

	Comment By: nanette on March 23, 2004 09:04:54 PM	Report
	Mary, This is an exceptional piece, true tapestry of art, what a vision of truth..Excellent write.. Thank you for sharing!! ~Nanette Respond To This Comment

	Comment By: carlos stephens on March 18, 2004 04:16:32 PM	Report
	This is really good Mary, an imprisoned soul whilst clasped in chains, stifling stuff, you should have hit him with the frying pan gal. carlos Respond To This Comment

	Comment By: The Bag Lady on March 17, 2004 09:40:02 PM	Report
	Oh, Mary, that conditional love, with all the trappings of prison, not allowing the soul to love in freedom~ The conditions being as in 'pretend' instead of a Natural flow of exchange~ Your work is deep and shows the reader the emotions and flavor of despair~ Great interesting piece, Ms. Charest~ Brava~ Margaret....the Bag Lady, who unconditionally loves but with no reflection~ Respond To This Comment

	Comment By: Mary Lou Allen on March 17, 2004 02:59:03 PM	Report
	Good show, Mary. This is a perfect description of conditional love. Well done. ML Respond To This Comment

	Comment By: CeeCee on March 17, 2004 08:27:47 AM	Report
	Nicely done...good subject. Respond To This Comment

	Comment By: Megan Catherine on March 16, 2004 10:53:13 PM	Report
	Have lived through this. Or at least I thought at the time I was living through this. Well expressed. Meg Respond To This Comment