Corinthians 31

Love is impatient,
Impatient as hunger and thirst.
Impatient as the moon in the few moments just before dusk falls.
For love knows no time and place but the here and the now

Love is cruel,
Cruel as death which cares not for the prayers of any man.
Cruel as the rain which falls without thought of who gets wet.
For love knows no time and place but the here and the now

Love is jealous,
Jealous as the elderly watching the vigour of the youth.
Jealous as the youth craving the freedom of their elders
For love knows no time and place but the here and the now

Love is proud,
Proud as mothers cradling their newly born children.
Proud as peacocks with their coloured fans and heads held high.
For love knows no time and place but the here and the now.

Love is rude
Rude as chance who spoils the most elegant of plans
Rude as the rays of light penetrating those heavy eyelids in the morn.
For love knows no time and place but the here and the now

Love is selfish,
Selfish as the sun who blocks off light from all other stars during the day.
Selfish as weeds choking the life from all other plants nearby
For love knows no time and place but the here and the now

Love is quick-tempered,
Quick as a flash of lightning breaking the serene horizon of the city skyline
Quick as the rush of water gushing forth from a broken dam
For love knows no time and place but the here and the now

Love broods over injury,
Its wounds leave the most glorious of scars and these scars distort the otherwise flawless skin
What was perfect remains so in imperfection
For love knows no time and place but the here and the now

And yet
It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things

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