A Painful Love Poem by Sally Campbell

I feel I must run I must
As fast as I can tho' not physically
Unless through an open prairie
With wild horses galloping alongside me,
Their beautiful mane flying in the wind
As my beautiful hair flies in the wind,
And we run until there is no place else to run
Where then we turn to run back again
Finding peace, and a place of rest,
Somewhere along the way

I run to ease the pain I feel
Not a pain of my body, though I wish it to be true,
For it would not hurt as dearly,
But a pain of my heart because someone I love is hurting so
And I can do nothing but I do all I can and I pray
I do not run because I am a coward for this would be easy
I run because I love

To lose myself if only for a little while,
Then to fine myself
To return to my loved one and there by his side
I will stand and be strong,
And hold his hand
For no matter how long, and then God will say to him,
“Come home, ”
And the one I love is gone for now, and I will weep.