...

(Written post Valentines, and for no one in particular)

...

Dearly Beloved,

Tell me again,

How you have grown to love a broken man;

How tracing scars both long and jagged

Is as familiar as tracing the railroad lines 

That weave and wander

On the back of your own hand.

Tell me again,

How when my eyes turn blank;

When they grow cold and hard-set

With memories ill begotten,

Not long forgotten,

That you still see an ember of hope.

That you still see the faintest glow.

Tell me again,

How there is a campfire peering

From deep within this falling snow.

Tell me again,

How and why

That smile broadens;

So that I might recall,

Despite it all,

And see it widen 

A second time.

Tell me again,

Of what you want in life;

So that I might pour my power

Into making that fantasy

Your well contented reality.

Tell me again,

(So I might return the favor)

How the one you love, you love

Despite any and all imperfection.

Tell me again,

(So that I might sleep)

How you have come to love

A broken man like me.

Tell me again,

So that I might sit with pen in hand

And write every millionth reason

Why I am forever grateful,

That you ever even had.

Tell me again my love,

Just once more,

Tell me again.

...

P.S.

Love poems are for Shakespeare and the passé,

But I woke this morning with a verse

And just couldn't really help myself.

Reviews

[Lorry]

I think you hit the nail on the head with this one. For me at least, poetry of love is a way to reflect on ourselves, who we are and were, without really having to admit we need analysis of self.
I really enjoyed the style and layout of this piece. It felt the wo
rds themselves have been on a weary journey through time, with no sign of journeys end in sight.

[MsJewel]

I love romantic poetry (and Shakespeare by the way) and your poem is lovely - not at all passe, but it has a real feel to it - as if you wrote it to the one you love. Beautiful work :) Julie

[Ookpik]

Hey I appreciate that, I had a bit of a Renaissance vibe when writing it (imagined it as a love letter written on parchment) - hence the passe remark.

Thanks for taking the time to read it 👍

[MsJewel]

My pleasure