i LOVE this poem. I tear up every time I read it and we definitely want it in our ceremony somehow, but not sure how...
it's all in first person, so it would be strange for our officiant or a reader to read it (right? or no?), would it be totally cheesy to read lines back and forth/alternate? Or what can we have the officiant say before reading it so it doesn't make it seem like she's asking us to love HER?!
Help! I want it in the wedding, but not overboard cheese or gushiness (i cry enough as it is)
Thanks!
Love Me by Walter Rinder
Love me because I try to touch life within the framework of uncertainty.
Love in me the shadows of my indecision as I strive to gain knowledge.
Love in me the silence of my hurts and the noise of my confusions.
Love me for the feeling of my heart not the fears of my mind.
Love me in my search for the truth though I may stumble upon fallacy.
Love me as I pursue my dreams sometimes hampered by illusions.
Love me as I grow to know myself even during times of stagnation.
Love me because I seek God's harmony not man's discord.
Love me for my body that I wish to share with affection, wrapping you in warmth.
Love me because we are different, as we are the same.
Love me that our time together will be spent in growing, kindling the world with understanding.
Love me not with expectations but with hope.
I will love you the same.