Love and do what you will

Love and do what you will,
Often quoted,
Without some excuse implied,
That  allows the greatest freedom
To what one wills without love;
The other becomes a vessel,
Or perhaps a thing to be used,
Or moved about as desired,
According to the need of the one willing….
Sentiment is not love
Though loving feelings are abundant
Love is hard,
Freedom at its center,
The other is not there to be used,
Abused, or moved about at will,
Loving sentiment notwithstanding…..
The will to power is our struggle
With God, and others,
And the havoc that implies.
Love and restraint go together,
Since the road to self-knowledge
Comes about only thru love,
Our needs, desires, and compulsions,
Awaken from their wintry sleep
To bring forth fruit of life, or death,
And the growth, or chaos, that follows.
Hate, and love, are alike;
Both intimately bound to the other,
Boundaries often lost,....
Leading to pain
If love and do what you will
Is not at the center of it all.