how to love

14.

I learned how to love from them
They loved with fierce loyalty
Loving everyone, but never caring too much
Life was their business
Knowing when to make it theirs and when not
With all their faults
They knew how to love
And love is essential for life

Learning to love from such masters
Has not been an easy task
They taught by example
With very few words
Forced to read between their lines
And have loss teach the last measure
That they loved everyone
And it was enough