DedicationTo my brother, Bob, who diedthis year and left an irreplaceable void. To Rene To those who finally understand that without love, life means nothing. |
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These passionate, lyrical poems confront
forces that numb
our senses and corrupt our values. Kavanaugh
challenges us to be fully human, to move past
private fears to
simplicity and joy: “So much of life is
spent trying to prove something…Maybe if I loved you more, I wouldn’t
have to
prove anything!” So much of life is spent trying to prove
something. It begins in childhood and never seems to end.
Trying to prove we're bigger or stronger, better or richer or
smarter. Trying to prove that we deserve someone's love.
But feeling secretly that we don't. MAYBE IF I LOVED YOU MORE, I wouldn't have
to prove anything. So much of life is spent in fear, From
the simple dares of childhood to the complex ones of the adult.
Fear of failure, fear of losing a job or ending a relationship, fear of
marriage or divorce, fear of sickness or aging, fear of love or death. MAYBE IF I LOVED YOU MORE, I wouldn't have
to be afraid. So much of life is spent in isolation.
From the lonely daydreams of a child to the unuttered secrets of an
adult. Isolated in our dreams, in our thoughts, in the midst of a
crowd, isolated especially in our anxieties and hurts and private rages. MAYBE IF I LOVED YOU MORE, 1wouldn't have to
feel alone. So much of life is spent in guilt.
From the first sadness in a parent's eye to the tears of a lover.
Guilt over working too hard or not hard enough, guilt over loving too
much or not enough. Guilt over children that love us and those
that don't. Guilt over money or God or our most satisfying dreams. MAYBE IF I LOVED YOU MORE, I wouldn't have
to feel guilty. So much of life is spent in an effort to be
loved. We beg for it from infancy. We struggle to please
everyone, parents, teachers, neighbors, anyone who seems
important. We do it all our lives. Success becomes the measure of
our worth. Even the simplest failure can mean that we are not
really lovable. MAYBE IF I LOVED YOU MORE,
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