I Wish I Could Make You Love Me

I wish I could make you love me.

I would pull you close,

Let you feel my heart

Which beats for the

Sole purpose of loving you.

I would take you by the hand,

Show you the world

Through my eyes,

Let you see that all you want,

All you could ever desire

Or need

Is within me. 

Unconditional love

Is what I offer you.

A man who will spend his

Days and nights making sure

That you are happy and

Never needing or wanting

For anything.

If I could make you love me,

You would see

That any love you ever

Thought you experienced

With another man was

Puppy love compared to

The way I would cherish,

Respect

And be attentive to you.

I wish I could make you love me,

Maybe the sun would

Shine a little brighter,

Maybe the world would

Seem a little nicer

Maybe my heart wouldn’t

Ache so much,

Maybe the tears wouldn’t

Come so easily and

My life would have

Purpose.

I wish I could make you love me,

But I can’t.

 

Reviews

[Wulfstan Crumble]

We often feel this way when our hearts are consumed with passion yet it is not returned. We love that person so much we would make them love us if we could. Yet, making someone love us denies them freedom of will and is akin so enslave. That said titling a poem, "I wish i could encourage you to love me" just does not have the same ring to it. Some say love is selfish. Well it could be if we are consumed by our own feelings and are unable to feel for others. Then we concentrate on mending our own hearts without thinking of others. All that said, the poem serves a purpose to vocalise the inner torment you feel and i hope its made you feel better. It was nicely done and raw with emotion.

[distefano 401]

i loved reading this! it was so well-written and i can definitely relate to the hurt of unshared love. great poem, keep it up!

[Lena]

Torey, I've made that wish and cried those tears. This is raw with passion and desire. You really moved me with this one. The heart that finally find you will be blessed. Be patient, have faith; keep making yourself great for when that one gets here.

[mattavelli]

I think I do love you. :)
This is great!
You show your yearning to be strong and that is impacting you.
The flow of this goes smooth and straight through to the end.
Take care.

[Blackbirdsong]

Oh what a heartbreaking poem this is Torey. You really poured out your heart in this and it shows in every line. Whoever this woman is will hopefully someday realize just how much you love her and love you in return. A devotion like this is a blessing and this poem is a blessing. It's wonderful Torey.

[poddar kushal]

make you me...what a gulf of difference lies between make you love me and make love to you. your careful sacred emotion is more matured than any 'puupy love witha promise of making love! nice work.

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It's really tough when you love someone, but it goes to waste. I like your style, the way the words seem to tumble downward in a sad loathsome column, shedding even more light on the state of mind, the emotion.

[Lady Of Darkness]

How sad, you can sense the emotion and heartache in this piece.
I wish i could make you love me
But i can't,
those few words hold lots of impact.
great wrok