In love

I don’t want to just love 

I don't just

want to love

I want to love so much that I ache 

whenever you're near me

in every fibre of my being 

I want to live in love 

laugh in love 

sleep in love 

so that my dreams 

may never seem more appealing 

than my waking life

because my real life 

Is in love 

with you 

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i recently had a chat with a best friend and she and i discussed what we thought was the difference between loving someone and being in love...
I think when we ache with sorrow or joy...down to our bones...that is probably being in love...
when we can't even put a measuring stick to it.
i really like the use of "just" in the first stanza...how you did that...Of course, the English teacher would like that...ha ha.
nice stuff here, LauraKate.
j.

[Laura Kate]

I agree that there is a difference. Thank you so much for the comments, especially as I am trying to teach French now through poetry!! :)
Best wishes,
Laura

[Einstein Noodle]

oh my goodness ..how young I was when thinking led to feelings such as these ...wow! God bless you LauraKate .. an innocence in your lines says i! nice intellectually stimulating bit of word play in opening .. free verse is natural .. fits well for this reader ... (?) typo V4 L3 "that" ;)
read it again to breath in a strong Spring like quality of love love love

[Laura Kate]

Thank you Einstein Noodle! You're so good at spotting my typos, much go on an editing frenzy ;)
read moreThank you Einstein Noodle! You're so good at spotting my typos, much go on an editing frenzy ;)
Best wishes
Laura

[Einstein Noodle]

;) .................

[Lyn Anderson]

I too really like the opening -- very effective use of just ... and the intensity of the want in this poem is beautifully conveyed

[Laura Kate]

Thank you Lyn! Very much appreciated :)

[Edie Blue Starfish]

Yes, I can so relate to this I love the outpour of emotion,

[Laura Kate]

Thank you Edie :)