My Love is Quiet

My Love is not loud

but that doesn't mean that it need not be acknowledged

I do not need validation

but I needed support and protection

To others I may have achieved things

but inside... my self-confidence bubbled, then fizzled

My Love required no pomp or splendour

but consistency, and action, and the occasional pride

expressed by the person who claim to love me

I expected loyalty

but he said I expected too much

'men are like that', he had said

they like beautiful things

and sometimes they stray

some might 'test the market'

some might do it 'just because'

My Love was serious

I was not kidding when I said I will walk away

When you make your choice, 

I am entitled to respond and make mine

My Love was served on a platter

apparently it was not good enough

or maybe the platter was not to your liking

or did not compare with past loves'

My Love was complicated

THIS, it was

maybe it was too deep

too intense

too much

too complex to handle

I no longer seek love from a man

It's just too much expectation

Too much work

Too much at stake

What is valuable now

is the love of my Maker

and love for self

and love for family

and my students

Now that's plenty of LOVE to throw around 💕