Love is not Romance

A poem: Love is not romance

Why were Hansel and Gretel left all alone

And Snow White was living forlorn?

Love softened the Red Riding Hood,

Allowing them to be harmed.

This is how betrayal is

Comes prancing and shapes every fairy tale.

The reasons for love driving us to extremities.

Love is not romance, a fable we tell

Love is surprises and discoveries as well

Expanding your boundaries,

Gaining the perfect vantage point 

To give the final blow

With a gifted rose riddled with thorns.

Romance is that feeling.

When they meet your expectations,

Always there for your heart, securing not stealing

Your breath and dreams, but cherishing like precious dew 

Suited for a heart: strong and weak.

Girls, kill those butterflies,

A warning disguised as love.

Look for romance, that reminds you who you are,

where you trade moments, instead of laughs. 

Ditch murderous love

 embrace fortuitous romance.

Author's Note

first time publishing

Reviews

[tumi]

very well written poem
defines love and romance in a very good way
enjoyed reading

[Celestia]

Lovely poem, it evokes quite a lot of emotions.

[Aleena]

Thank you :)