tending love

Hearts are not made to be won

taken as if by conquest

by some overwhelming force.

They are only made to be given away

gently and freely,

or not.

Love is a gift of the heart,

an active choice we make

not an irresistible vortex

into which we fall.

And love can only grow

if nurtured by two,

not by the force or will

of a lone gardener.