There is a
gaping,
cavernous,
echo-filled
center
sitting just below your heart.

When I see that
hollowness
take your breath away,
I long to
help you
silence its bellows
with the voice of
Love.

My longing
will have to wait.

I must first allow
Love to fill
the gaping,
cavernous,
echo-filled
center
sitting just below my own heart.