you will be kept warm

at all times and in all

circumstances if you

wear love like

a garment.

 

whether today it is

stained or tattered

and torn, or clean

and fresh and new.

 

this garb can always

be mended, always

be scrubbed and

can always be

altered, regardless.

 

it will protect and

nourish and will

draw your soul

to all that is

valuable and

worthwhile and

good.

 

and while you are

clothed with this

apparel that is

finer than the

highest of fashion

shaped by mankind,

 

you will not only

wear love next to

skin, you will

exude its aroma

to all those who

have the pleasure

of being near.

 

so do not stare long

into your wardrobe

today, take space

and look into your

heart instead,

 

select the finest

garment you find,

slip it over

your head,

and step out

into the world. 

 

©Heather Pound 2023

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