Do You Know Why I Love You?

...Because you don’t know
So you can’t use it against me
Those who I’ve shown
Have created conditions
To dismiss me
Enemies

Lies thicker than blood
Spill into murky water
Images of forgetful friends
And a neglectful father
Why bother to barter?
When any glimpse of love
Has already been slaughtered

That’s why I keep you
Hidden away
In my head
Safe
Where you’ll stay…

Author's Note

Reviews

[Sunny Skye]

Aww (tear) this is great. And true it sucks when you express your love and you tell them and then its changed. You know what is the same thing The Library said. LOL well yeah. Nicely written, great choice of words. Good job! Nice job picking the songs too they fit well with this poem. Nicely done.

-SkyeBlanco

[Sirius King]

lol thanx thanx thanx! :-))

[Sunny Skye]

lol 3 thanks huh. Your welcome. Beautiful poem.

[Sirius King]

:-)

[Renée]

Love is a risk and you wrote of it well and the reasons for locking up a heart...but love is made to risk..that is why we always continue to live though it feels as if we won't ..
Nice work ( :

[Sirius King]

very true

thanx i appreciate that :-)

[Renée]

your very good.. it was a pleasure

[de_maruf]

nah
i don't know. why?

just kidding

nice
i will use the thing
thanks for share your idea

--de

[Sirius King]

lol...thank u for reading

[BattleAxePirate]

Wow. That's really gorgeous! The images the poem brings to mind are magnificent and almost horrifying at the same time. Maybe that's not what you were shooting for, but it's what I get none the less & I think those images make it beautiful.

[Sirius King]

that's exactly what i was aiming for, love is beautiful but can have a very ugly side to it also, that's what i intended to show with the imagery here, thanx again!

[:D Ty :D]

I like it very well writen I like your style

[Sirius King]

thank u :-)

[:D Ty :D]

:D

[Amanda]

This is very nicely written. I like it, great job :)

[Sirius King]

thank u :-)

[MoriartyMesa]

Now this in all honesty, could be a note someone leaves their lover. Well maybe someone like James Bond, it is almost a confession which is what makes it so good.

[Sirius King]

i like the thought of James Bond leaving this poem on a night stand, then whisking away on a jet or something, leaving his lover behind lol

[~]

Interesting. So, you love, but can not say you love, because to say you love would be leaving that love open to be changed. So it is imprisoned to be kept safe. That is brilliant. Ah, well, I guess we have all done that atleast once in our life. Sometimes it is better that way. A very unique look on something I had not given much thought to before now. Thank you for sharing this.

[Sirius King]

yup, that's exactly it! ,,,thanx for ur comment

[Erica Ross]

Exactly how I feel !!!! Great poem

[Sirius King]

thanx!

[Coyote Poetry]

I like this poem. A realistic view on love. Words can open doors and can be the words to strangle a relationship. Artwork and poetry was outstanding.
Coyote

[Sirius King]

thanx!