Long ago we made a promise
to meet under the blue skies
beside the acacia grove.
You asked me to search my heart for justice
when fear clasped its chains around my feet.
And as I turned and stumbled away
you promised me unconditional love.
Separation began.
You knew in time I’d learn to trust my feelings
in the season when cool winds scatter dust around.
Apart from you, I found myself.
Who I really am.
Though there’s nothing in life to be certain of
I looked inside and found the answers
amidst the memories.
That love is truth and truth is justice.
And in my heart I found all three.
**Shared with dVerse Poets Pub Open Link Night #239**
*Image from twinflames1111.com
Fatima Fakier 
Nice lines: “I looked inside and found the answers
amidst the memories.”
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Thank you, Frank.
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Welcome to Open Link Night, Fatima, and thank you for sharing your poem. I like the romance in the opening lines, meeting beside the acacia grove and the struggle to trust a promise of unconditional love. Sometimes we need to be apart to learn what our true feelings are. I love the glimmer of hope in the final stanza
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Thank you for the warm welcome, Kim! It is definitely a romantic poem about the inner struggles of the two lovers. It definitely helps to know oneself before committing to a relationship.
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I love the images that you weaved, nicely done, and I like the accompanying artwork as well.
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Thank you, Oriel. Glad you enjoyed the poem.
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To find oneself is a worthwhile journey. Welcome to OpenLinkNight.
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Thank you for the welcome, Grace!
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I wonder if finding yourself isn’t the purpose… only then we can find love.
This reminds me of reading Hesse’s Siddhartha
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I think it might be the purpose… I haven’t read Siddhartha yet. Will look into it.
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