"THE FOUNDATION FOR LIFE IS LOVE" by KT TERRY THE POETIC QUEEN

THE FOUNDATION FOR LIFE IS LOVE

BY KT TERRY THE POETIC QUEEN

Try surviving without it. 

You have to love yourself to even care to survive.

 The world is full of folk who end it all 

because they no longer can find the love in themselves 

to reach for hope, for possibilities, for change and for a purpose to live. 

The power of love teaches us to be kind to one another, 

to care for our sister or our brother. 

It is that power that causes us to fight for what is right, 

that what uplifts the land and our fellow man. 

Without love our goal is to destroy everything in our path 

as long as we get what we want. 

Love disciplines us to be selfless and gracious. 

If that were the flow for the generation we live, 

everyone would have just what they needed. 

There would be no poor and no middle class 

and folks wouldn’t be intimidated 

to give others a pass - to their futures. 

There’d be no need to feel superior, 

but satisfied with one’s own interior. 

Because of love when we leave our place most likely, 

we won’t get knocked upside the head 

by a loveless being. 

Yes, love is supernatural and protects us.  

It restrains us from acting in a way that causes chaos 

and the demise of others. 

It promotes a sense of well-being and support, 

a sense of worth and purpose. 

An example of an entity that operates without love, 

unfortunately, is our government. 

Surely there is no loving act in vetoing healthcare for those 

who cannot afford the high cost of recovery. 

Love is lost as soon as war is declared on another nation of people 

or as a third party selling weapons to other nations to help them destroy their own communities. 

Secret projects that cause more pain than pleasure. 

The loveless run on ego, arrogance, selfishness, greed, or anger. 

Suppose this was the norm for every citizen you meet. 

You’d have a heck of a time just walking down the street. 

Diver’s eyes and divers tongues would surely weaken even the strongest one 

under the oppression of such a loveless journey. 

Love is not a sentimental erotic emotion; 

it is not a fleeting fancy of a visionary thrill. 

It’s not a negative four letter word. 

It is the sweetest expression of the human soul. 

It is as deep and powerful as the hatred that destroys lives. 

It is the ingredient that keeps a man and woman together when circumstances surrounding are out of kilter. 

Love is the ultimate shelter for ones heart. 

Without love we couldn’t even connect with the creator, 

as God is the ultimate example of unconditional love. 

Love is the invisible blood that permeates throughout the air. 

Love is in the blood and many times blood is in the love we share. 

Ask Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who shed his blood trying to teach a nation respect through brotherhood. 

Ask Malcolm X who shed his blood trying to raise the consciousness of a community - 

he died for the love of unity. 

What about Gandhi? That gentle spirit who gave up the ghost for the love of peace. 

John F. Kennedy who resisted the status quo trying to bring equality to every race; 

a parent who would face a bullet to protect their child.  

The most profound and important bloodshed for love 

is the sacrifice of Jesus Christ 

who died so that we could all have the opportunity 

to renew our souls and to reconnect with the ultimate love for eternity. 

Make no mistake about it 

bling and those other fleeting things are not the fruits of life. 

The greatest gift flows through the heart from above. 

My sisters and brothers of every race, creed and color, 

my fellow Americans the foundation for life is love.

KT TERRY THE POETIC QUEEN
FOUNDER & ORGANIZER, HOMELESS NOT HOPELESS POETS FOR CHANGE
PLAYWRIGHT, AUTHOR, MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER
CONTACT:
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