The Truths About Love

The Truths About Love

 

Some people confuse love with lust or need

While others dismiss it as a myth or fantasy.

Some people say, “You have to work at it”,

Or “You must learn to compromise”.

 

While love is accompanied by passion,

The passion is that of heart not the body.

You can not find love, while in search of filling a need.

Love finds you and fills you in ways you never imagined.

 

Love is only a myth when you accept anything less.

You can not make someone into something they are not.

Why would you want to, when they are not themselves?

Love is not a fantasy, yet its beauty surpasses any imagination.

 

Love in its purest form requires no effort

The beauty lies in the giving of yourself, free of any defenses.

What compromise is there, when you desire to give all of yourself?

Why fear the giving of yourself, when what you receive completes you?

 

By Brian K. Walters

 

Reviews

[Babbette Francis]

Ok- Where do I start?
I can't tell you how many times parts of this poem have echoed through my mind since you first posted the original months ago. Pieces of it just wouldn't go away- like-

-- Love finds you and fills you in ways you never imagined.-
So many times I wondered what that must be like.

And this-
-- You can not make someone into something they are not.
Why would you want to, when they are not themselves?--
This is what woke me up. Half my life, I spent pretending to be ok when I was far, far from it. Pretending to have a happy home when it was anything but happy. Pretending to be something I wasn't. I just wanted to be me and there was nothing wrong with that.

But it is this that will always hit deep-
--The beauty lies in the giving of yourself, free of any defenses.-
free of any defenses? Really? This made perfect sense. I was fighting for nothing. Because when it was all said and done I wouldn't be who I wanted to be anyway- And all I wanted was to be myself, even if I am less than perfect. This is what turned me around. And I sincerely thank you for that.

So Mr. Walters, The next time you think about closing your account, you might want to take into consideration that someone's life could be changed by something you write. It may even save their lives! : )

Hugs~

[Beka]

Brilliant. I'm not quite sure what else to say. But I love this.
I'm sorry this isn't one of those heart stopping reviews.
But it's a heartfelt one none the less.
Lovely.

[xlynne]

that was beautiful. its sounds like one of those poems that would be framed like that poem that goes: love is never chaste nor blind. love is never...
i thought it was really honest and wonderful! great write!

[Just Manoosh]

Unfortunately not all believe the same ..... a sad state of affairs.

I wonder when the world will unite in this mantra, until then some hide, some break and some fight back.

A beautiful insight, eloquently written.

Mx

[Kelly Scheppers]

This should be written in stone somewhere, for all to see!

Very poetic, Brian!

[Mariah]

amazing. !
i'm young, but have experienced it ALL,
and you touched me with this piece. !

"You can not make someone into something they are not.

Why would you want to, when they are not themselves?"

completely true. an eye opener for me.


"What compromise is there, when you desire to give all of yourself?

Why fear the giving of yourself, when what you receive completes you?"

utter beauty.

thank you for sharing this piece,
you are so talented. !

[SheralVeronEve]

sigh....that was beautiful~

[MorganLyn]

I'm pretty young when it comes to love in most people's eyes
"Love in its purest form requires no effort"
but I understand this perfectly.
Thank you so much for further insite into the world I'm diving headlong into
yours,
D

[John Sanders]

Oh, so THAT's how it goes! Thanks for the heads-up, mate. Appreciate it.

[Jayne Ann Saporito]

You know more about love than most people do. This is an excellent writing, and one that I have enjoyed and re-read again and again. Going into my library for reference, when the world feels askew and I start forgetting what love is.
From an old lady who knows,
Jayne