If I love knowing that I will lose
Will I not get hurt?
Will I not slink away and shrink until I'm unable to love again?
I fear the hot stove of attachment,
The recoil and release of affection
I want to love with abandon
But I fear the abandonment of myself in response
How do I protect without preventing?
I don't know better than God, but I do need to know how
God protects those who protect themselves