the late Pope's last poem

[PandaRosaMishima]

This isn't original with me; found it from another forum. All the same, the idea I find uplifting. This is (supposedly) attributed to the late Pope John Paul II:

I love you, With my every breath, With all I have left, From the deepest depths, Of my heart, I love you.

With all of my strength, With a thousand miles' length, Every thought I think, And each, I love you.

For the length of forever, As long as I can remember, Through good and bad weather, For always, I love you.

When no one is there, When you think no one cares, When love seems too rare, Remember, I love you.

When everything's gone, When all has withdrawn, When hopelessness dawns, Don't forget, I love you.

When you fall down, When your dreams come unwound, When hope can't be found, Be happy, I love you.

When you make mistakes, When you're filled with hate, When you're old and gray, Even then, I love you.

Until the very end of days, Until my breath is taken away, Until death separates our ways, Even after then, I love you.

(silence)

(whispers) I , l o v e , y o u .

As I said, this post is not original with me, it first surfaced in a post dated April 2003. All the same, the words struck me as worthy of His Holiness John Paul II. I've been a Presbyterian all my adult days, but I cannot get the late Pontiff out of my head. What says the listening public?