Relearning Love

I wrote about love

better at twelve

than I do at seventeen

because what I knew then

was shallow, but pure

and it made sense to me

At seventeen I've lost

most of my thoughts

on love from age thirteen

I hardly recall

heartbreaks or heartthrobs

or what love is to me

At age fourteen

love was empty and sweet,

meaningless, yet everything

I was swallowed whole

then spit back up

at age seventeen

 

I wondered what's wrong

what's sickened my heart

why love's like mythology, 

But I now realize,

the love I thought I knew

is not the same at seventeen

- l.r.

Reviews

[An owl on the moon]

Bittersweet reflections on love as the seasons pass and the heart becomes so numb to love's miracle. Beautifully voiced in a haunted, longing sadness.

[Lexi Richard]

Thank you.

[SleeplessVolcano]

True thoughts about love......it does get better though......forget about all the butterflies and love disappointments......and modern culture, and believe that one love can sweep you off your feet and love you all your life.....:)

[Lexi Richard]

That's reassuring to hear, thank you for your review:)