I've Heard It Said

 

I've Heard It Said

I've heard it said

So it must be so

That life is filled

With high and low

I've heard it said

Most of my days

That man is given

To sinful ways

And so he is

And so are we

But long from that

To be set free

I've heard it said

By pen and tongue

That men pursue

While we belong

To love, belonging

Is a female trait

Though by love, rejected

Is a female fate

There are those that object

And those lines, must reverse

That the female is foolish

And to love her, a curse

And it's true there are those

To this gender I'm born

That instead of the rose

In their hearts grow the thorn

But in my heart, grows love

Though it's withered by lack

And grown tired of giving

With no love given back

But I've heard it said

If you plant love like seed

That in Heaven you'll find

All that you'll ever need

And I believe that is true

Though in life there's a dearth

I just wish we could all find

Some of that love on Earth.

©by Voo Shining Stone

Dec 30, 2023