This is not a love poem but a debate about the effects of  love. It was as a result of a discussion in pms between Kath a poet from poeter.se and myself about love on the net initially. It was easy to talk to her because we were virtual strangers.


Love Is All. A debate in verse by Kath and lastromantic hero

Love is a mess so they say
But its a better than even guess
That those who do sway 
To that point of view
Have  very often
Loved and lost
Or hurt someone
They never intended to  

And in the hurt lies emptiness
filling lonely paths
longing for the loving caress
words vulnerable and free
Hurt felt in darkened days
as doubt rides our way
twitching and turning time
filling our broken minds

Yet through the doubt love remains
Be it ever so true
Since of itself love is all
Hapless helpless and unconditional
It exists  in isolation e'en unrequited
True love endures to the end
And returns again though lost 
For true love is beautiful and empirical

So I go on loving
between high and low
seeing my broken heart mend
caressing the fragile steps
closing enemy lines
in nights of tears
as tender words fold
round my naked heart

 





Poetry by lastromantichero The PoetBay support member heart!
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Written on 2007-01-27 at 22:02

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Phyllis J. Rhodes
I enjoyed this very much. Love is a pain we all seek even when we run from it.
2007-01-30



one Romanian writer said that "love is a misery, and cursed is he who doesn't know that misery..." and i relate to that and to your poem. beautiful work, the two of you!!!
Lilly xxx
2007-01-28



well done, kath and hero!
Love is indeed a bloody mess, but it is a bloody mess we can't live without!
2007-01-28


kath
This was such a nice experience getting to know someone that is a stranger through a debate on love ... it gave freedom of talking in a way free and creative not having to take considerations to someones prenotions of one self and free of prenotions of the person you are communicating with ...Yes it was a great experience ... Thank you Michael

regards katherine
2007-01-27