We Used to Kiss

With our first kiss there was no doubt

Our love was designated.

Shockingly sweet, this peck on the cheek

Nothing more was needed.

 

In the course of years we’ve grown in love

We’ve lived in contentment

We survive the mundane, trying hard to maintain

Nothing more is needed.

 

The deepest of depths has ebbed and faded

We waded through

We watched the tides dissipate, so tough to anticipate

Something we both needed.

 

We combined maturity with commitment.

We reached adulthood

We work well together, bound with a tether

Nothing is needed.

 

Our relationship has lost its exhilaration

We used to show affection

Though something’s not present, living is nonevent

Something more is needed.

 

Our world revolves around schedules

Where nothing evolves

Something is missing, what happened to kissing?

Am I still needed?

 

Reviews

[Michael Lennon(!)]

I know this feeling very well...as much as I hate to admit it...

This was a very well-written poem. Great work.

[THERISA]

Sad, how people grow apart over a period of time, without realizing it is happening to them. We take other people for granted and don't work to keep the relationship fresh and dynamitic. As if your partner, has become an old pair of jeans that fits comfortably and take it for granted. Thank you for sharing this emotional poem with us.

Therisa

[Emily B]

I can understand this. Too well. We grow. Well, that's what we call it. And lose track of important stuff. We forget to work at it. To make time. Lonely write.

Thanks for the friend request.

[Champion]

Reminds me of waves crashing against the shore. Very relevant search for completion.

I like your work very much.

C

[Kevin Donahue]

passions rise and fall, its always the challenge of lovers to keep things on an even keel.

A heartfelt read.

Enjoyed.

Kevin.

[Taja B.]

I like how this poem is like a epic poem in a way. Throughout the poem, it seems like each stanza is expressing a different story- to the times when the relationship was flourishing, to when it slightly dies down over the years. And the way you wrote it, it expressed the subject very well- with great use of repetition, descriptions, and raw emotion.

Nice job. I really enjoyed this.

P.s.: Thank you so much for your review by the way.:)

[Spoken]

I love how you ended each stanza with the different "needed" phrases. past, present, and in the end is there a future? I absolutely love the full circle effect and you've accomplished this wonderfully. Very heartfelt. Great write!