Love,

by silvershoes   Nov 10, 2010


Love,

She says to write it will lose me points,
but every time it's written, a
thousand butterflies are
awakened in my
overfed belly.

Love,

It's when you enter without permission,
and every time you do, a
new bridge is mended,
a broken string
is restrung.

Love,

That notion that everyone is watching;
that secret hidden in their smiles,
those tingles in my ankles
threatening any second
to collapse.

Love,

Time again the word repeats itself and
you wonder at sugar-sweet cliches,
though would it be at all silly
to insist loving you is
brand new?

Love,

To sacrifice a contest is the first thing
but not the last thing I would do
to hold it in my arms, to feel it
in my bones; to say it, "I
love you."

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  • 14 years ago

    by sibyllene

    I adored this poem in the contest and I like it even more now that I know it's yours, you cheeky monkey.

    "Time again the word repeats itself and
    you wonder at sugar-sweet cliches,
    though would it be at all silly
    to insist loving you is
    brand new?"

    There's such a smily honesty to this line. Sometimes you just have to say those cheesy things because... they're true! And you don't care that they're cheesy because they're so true! Your disregard for rules and people looking down on you, all in the name of love, are what made this poem great.

  • 14 years ago

    by Jad

    I'm with Britt in that I love the structure of this poem and it was indeed funny to see how many times you actually had the word love in this poem and you still won. The descriptions were great and I love the emotions you pour into this poem as it really opens up the eye of the reader to what you think love is. The last stanza I really think is the best as it gave me a great ending that really summed up what you had been saying the entire time. Great job and keep writing.

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