Mysteries Of Love

An old one. Rewritten.

Such are the mysteries of love 

that people surrender without giving a second thought...

though having none,

yet giving all to the person ~ they love.

Oh, stupid love!

How many shall ye slay,

before thy thirst is vanquished?

Oh, stupid love!

How many will go amiss,

while searching for you all over the place?

Reviews

[Tony Jordan]

I too was a naysayer YumnaKey.
I too a non-believer.
Its a curse when it strikes - like lightening exploded your clothes off and burning you from the inside out. You'll never be the same again.
One thing it isn't is stupid
It's a smart mofo!
I like the refrain 'Oh stupid love!" - it decries and it yearns all at once. Very intuitive. From a loving heart methinks lol.

[Dr. YumnaKay]

haha more like from a confused heart ;) :p coz I never will understand love lol
I agree, it's a curse indeed but some people do get to turn it into a blessing ;)
Thank you for your thoughts on this one! I truly appreciate it :)

[Tony Jordan]

Well the heart is often confused by love. hahah
Now you're really confused right?
For me it's a curse - but who knows lol
You're very welcome Key.
:))

[Dr. YumnaKay]

Hahaha for me it does not exist 😂😂😂
I'm thinking of a good enough nickname for you since you so kindly did for me lol 😂😛

[Tony Jordan]

Well for a lot of people a lightning-strike doesn't exist - no, wait, it does but it's ignor-able until it hits us directly.

Better be a good nickname - extendable - I mean yours can be added to - Key Largo, Key West, Key to the front door, Key to my heart (not MY heart - my in general heart), Key to the autoclave, etc...

[Dr. YumnaKay]

Hey hey hey this is SO bad! You wait, I'll get back to you for this 😂😂😂

[Tony Jordan]

oooh *shaking*

[Dr. YumnaKay]

As you should haha 😂

[Tony Jordan]

got to go do my laundry. lol
oh crap I shouldnt have told you THAT
catch you later
read moregot to go do my laundry. lol
oh crap I shouldnt have told you THAT
catch you later
:))

[Dr. YumnaKay]

Lol yes get some work done 😂😂😂

[LazerRays]

Love is like playing with fire. It's easy to get burned by something so beautiful! It's mans biggest wish and his worst nightmare. It can raise a rockbottom person to skyhigh. It can sink someone to the ocean floor. It's hard to understand yet it has been the most common thing ever. It can break you and tear you to shreds or it can build you and fix your flaws.
Good job!
Love, Sarah

[Dr. YumnaKay]

Wise words. Thank you so much for reading this older write of mine, Sarah, and for appreciating. x

[LazerRays]

No problem ;)
I've been scrolling through your writing and this caught my eye
-Saree or Sarah

[Sir Drift & Mr. Pulse]

Theres a beautiful saying in spanish by a great poet which sais: "Todo en Amor es Triste, mas triste y todo es el mejor que existe" por Campo Amor.

In English it reads like this: "Everything in love is sad, yet sad and all it is the best Ive ever had" by CampoAmor

[Dr. YumnaKay]

that a beautiful saying. thank you for sharing here.
love is all that and more..

[Lovecraft]

Great, I love the words, they paint a true portrait of what Love truly is. I enjoyed the format and structure too. Magnifico!

[Dr. YumnaKay]

Thank you so much! Your words and appreciation means a lot to me.. Love is all that and more...

[Bare trees]

Perhaps Ann Sexton would have related love to a virus. I like the way you wrote this. As great as love is, it also has the power to consume us and spit us out.

[Dr. YumnaKay]

Hey, thank you so much! I agree! Everyone has their own perspective of perceiving love..
I'm glad you liked it ☺

[Ted Kniffen]

Love wretched love. What would we do without it? This short piece had a Shakespearean flavor to it that I liked. A good write.

[Dr. YumnaKay]

Love is something that we regret when we have it and even when we are unable to acquire it. Thank you for liking. And giving the 'shakespearean flavor' as you call it was intended. Its good to know you recognize it ☺

[Lorry]

True. We spend so much of our time and emotion chasing it, finding it, then watching it crumble in front of our very eyes, which leads to the pain it brings to every waking thought and at the expense of everything we set aside in it's place. I am sure of one thing, it is the most contagious thing known to man/Woman :)

[Dr. YumnaKay]

I agree, it is contagious indeed. Thank you for reviewing ☺

[Sky Writer]

I love how you explained throughout the poem how powerful love is without saying the word. This is a good one 😊

[Dr. YumnaKay]

Thank you! Indeed yes, love is cunning, making us a fool time and again. Thank you for the kind words ☺

[aLittlePain]

I like this a bunch, so fearlessly expressed and so true! R xo

[Dr. YumnaKay]

Thank you for reviewing! It means a lot ☺

[Adam Adams]

love's absolutely so stupid and idiot, stupidly idiotic life it certainly brings to lovers, or may be, to love-hearts. ouch! such a mystery, of course, it is. never revealed. neither ever understood at all. very fair & fine verse of philosophy you "cum" to get yourself "licked" in. excellent!!

[Dr. YumnaKay]

Thank you Adams for the kind review! Can't agree more with you.☺

[Adam Adams]

certainly, you can't. xoxo