-love-.....it is not..

somebody lied..

somebody was taught wrong..

love=sacrifice

um, no excuse me,

i'd like to beg to differ now...

who came up with the idea

that i must sacrifice

my body

my soul

my mind

and my time...

and then you leave me...

you go....

regardless of all the time

i have traveled in this sacrificial state of mind..

you're kidding, right...

 

i've LOVED, no, sacrificed all of me once,

no twice,

ok, honestly...

i've done it all my life

 

and everytime...

without fail..

i've been left

like a lifeless leaf;

hanging in the wind.....

out to dry

in the cold..

with nothing left

in me....to give "me"

 

i am left only to be..

alone.

cold.

bitter.

sad.

angry.

confused.

lost.

disrupted.

 

is that what love is,

well, i'll pass.....

 

a man who "loved" me took my body against my will..

as just a little child..

my mother has "loved" me right into a wall

a woman "loved" me so much i cried myself to sleep

a friend "loved" me to pieces....i mean, loved me 'till i fell to pieces......

without a 'dust pan'...because shes out the door now;she's feeling much better now

 

because i "thought" this is what "love" looks like,

i continue to accept this type of "love" in my life...

 

i will not be treated like a doormat..

you will not put your hands on me..

you will not disrespect my body..

you will not "love" me that way..

 

and you will no longer be invited into my space

i will not lie down for you

i will not let you hit me

i will not let you touch me there

this is not what love looks like.....

Reviews

[Bhavya Kaushik]

This is really a great read...
Emotional indeed and touched my soul.

"i've LOVED, no, sacrificed all of me once," I loved this line a lot..and the effect...Its like saying and expressing the feel which even words can't express...

An awesome write overall :)

[The Musings of Mary H.]

Wow! Very Emotional! I think it wonderful as all your works!

"i will not be treated like a doormat..

you will not put your hands on me..

you will not disrespect my body..

you will not "love" me that way..



and you will no longer be invited into my space

i will not lie down for you

i will not let you hit me

i will not let you touch me there

this is not what love looks like....."

A round of applause!

mary