To love another

A path lined in roses

thorns tearing at vulnerabilities

love is not the easy road

only travelled by those who dare to lose

Keys cut by the stars

fitted by constant compassion and compromise

a journey to last all of eternity

loving with courageous abandon

Filling my cup to capacity

toasting to love…

unconquered, uncensored and unarmed

Forever more held in my heart and soul

-Camille Delaquise

This poem appears in Behind the Facade, Camille’s debut contemporary poetry collection. To love another speaks to love as an act of courage — a bond shaped not by ease, but by vulnerability, compassion and the willingness to remain open despite the risk of being undone.

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