The Golden Rule

Forever is a long time

To love someone.

Which is why

It is one of the most broken promises

Ever known to man,

And  ‘I love you’

Is the worst lie

Of our kind. 

 

How dare you force that

Onto an innocent being.

Because even though it can heal many a person,

Speaking those three fragile words

Can also reverse

And kill,

In a flick of a tongue,

 

With the murmur of goodbye.

 

Reviews

[FJ Davis]

One quickly discovers that human love often has little to do with happily-ever-after, and far more to do with for-as-long-as-it-lasts.
In other words, our love--unlike God's--is decidedly conditional.
The closest we humans come to unconditional love is that which many parents feel toward their own children.
In any event, this is a stunning poem which rightfully laments the apparently fleeting nature of modern love--and the knowing or unknowing smooth-talkers who glibly misuse those "three little words," with sometimes devastating results.

[Captivating Ink]

Exactly. Thank you so much for sharing your views. It is almost like you are pulling these thoughts right out of the center-fold of my mind.

[Duckitron]

oh wow you made me smile! ;)

[Duckitron]

Wow, Someone hacked into my profile. But I looked at all of your stuff, and I pretty much agree with whoever hacked me. You seriously have a skill for writing poetry. You're even near the top of the Writer's Cafe's list of new writers to keep an eye on.

[Captivating Ink]

Thank you...it means alot. :)

[Shimmerbliss/CAF]

Wow!
"Forever is a long time
To love someone.
Which is why
It is one of the most broken promises
Ever known to man,"

I don't want to quote your whole poem back to you, all I can say is wow, again. Your poem stirred me up to thinking what I have often thought before. My parents were married almost 60 years when my father passed away. They had a dedicated, and profoundly enduring love, yet even with that he had to leave. This is perhaps, not exactly what you meant, but it is what I think of in addition to other ways of interpretation. I am truly enjoying your work. It speaks to me.

[Captivating Ink]

I am so glad that someone has captured the whole motive behind this poem! It was, in fact, written upon my views of how even though someone may find love that lasts, one will always have to leave the other eventually. We all have those periods of waiting for love before and after it happens. Thank you so much for taking the time to review this. It means alot :)

[Shimmerbliss/CAF]

I got it and it came in loud and clear. I love your work!

[Sami Khalil]

speaking three fragile words... Very nice words...

[Captivating Ink]

Thank you!

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome...