What I love..

Short poem on love

What I love…

I’m a sucker for a tragic love story

You know boy meets girl

They fall in love

Only to find out it’s not meant to be

And their love ends as quickly as it began

Their hearts are forever joined together as if they were fused in a kiln

I’m a sucker for unrequited love

Girl falls in love with boy

But boy doesn’t even notice she’s alive

And when she finally gets up the courage to tell him

He shoots her down like a clay pigeon

Yet I’m a sucker for true love most of all

You know the kind of love that lasts forever

Girl meets boy

They fall in love and get married

And then lots of messed up stuff happens

Girl becomes an addict

Loses her job, quits college

Boy gets sick

Girl gets her life together

Sort of, almost

And boy never stops loving her 

And girl never stops loving him

The point is that true love is messy

It can’t be put into a box

The happy ending isn’t always happy

Love isn’t always beautiful

But real love is always worth it

I’m a sucker for love

Real love..

Kristie Lynn Hill