To Never Again Love This Way

To Never Again Love This Way

 

 

To need love

to breathe…

to exist only

to love another.

 

To hurt

when love leaves,

to break

when it deceives.

 

To anguish, to grieve

to abandon all hope

for sorrow.

 

To plead, to pray

to never again

love this way.

 

 

 

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

Old age had taught me. Should of loved more and drank less.
"To plead, to pray
to never again
love this way."
Few times in a lifetime we find place where are free and untamed. Thank you Kelly for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

[Kelly Scheppers]

"Should of loved more and drank less." I guess we each have a cross to bare over love. Thank you, John!

[Coyote Poetry]

Yes we do. Most people will trip often in the want of love and wished to have been kinder. You are welcome dear Kelly.

[Papaya]

Wow Kelly! This is awesome. Love it!
Oh, how I can relate....

[Kelly Scheppers]

Girl, you are really a joy to know...thank you for the warmth you give! x

[Papaya]

I nearly dropped a holy F bomb on this thing. Great poem. :)

[Einstein Noodle]

the heart break hotel is full for the night ...it happens doesn't it :( ... your poem is beautiful even in its scenes of love's hardships
E.
the pic without the poem is just plain sexy .. but after reading your poem and looking at the pic again .. i can see her pain and collapsing from that helpless grieving :((((

[Kelly Scheppers]

I agree, it is sexy, but I saw the anguish that was there and that's what I wanted my reader to relate to. It's always a joy hearing from you, Gene!

[Einstein Noodle]

you know i love your stuff ... :) i am never disappointed stopping by to read ..love and joy my friend!

[Dean]

oh please, one more time?

[Kelly Scheppers]

I guess I could make this one exception! Lol, thank you my darlin!

[Ruth]

You always do it, render me emotional lol Love, the most beautiful and intoxicating emotion to feel and yet equally the most painful at times...and yet we do love again, such cycles are human nature, stunning hon :)

[revalatia]

Nice little piece here... Made me think.
Even when it hurts... Over and over again.. life brings love into our lives and gives us a chance to really feel..
And through the loss and wisdom of experience, shows us that we can indeed heal --The tougher the heart, the harder it is to break. ..It also makes it harder for others to penetrate. ..allowing love to earn its way into your soul-- So may we love this way ...more than once. (May we all find that we love ourselves even half as much ) .. .
Cheers :)- Rev

[Kelly Scheppers]

Nicely said, Rev...thank you so much!

[barleygirl]

I hate this message, even tho it's well-expressed here. I hate hearing young ladies write about love that sounds a lot like this, as if love is something that almost always hurts or causes distress. But in your poem, I realize you are not glorifying this type of love, but instead, showing determination to stop engaging in self-degradation & thinking this is love. I get that this is a denouncement & I'm glad of it. I get so tired of love poems that glorify this in the name of love. Your description of this constant suffering is so apt, so well-detailed, it makes me hurt for those who mistake this as being what love feels like.

[Kelly Scheppers]

I must admit, I was a little shocked by the beginning of your review, but then it all came into focus and made sense. Thank you for such an in-depth perspective!

[Cassie]

This is really good Kelly, I remember when i loved foolishly and got my heart broken...this means that I totally relate to this poem

[Kelly Scheppers]

Love is that one little thing that the whole wide world needs plenty of. Thank you, Cassie!

[Ted Kniffen]

At the end of love there is only sadness. Sometimes walking away is the hardest thing to do. Without love what is left? Ourselves.

[Kelly Scheppers]

I think "letting go" runs a second place to "walking away"...thanks, Ted!

[Lydia Shutter]

Every love is different....but only one can be THAT one. The one we measure all other loves against. The one making our hearts skip a beat even as we remember. Powerfully emotional. I enjoyed the rhyming, Kelly. Lydi**

[Kelly Scheppers]

Thank you, Lydi! I am so thankful you made it through "Matthew".

[sara russell]

this is so beautiful, keep it up.

[Kelly Scheppers]

So sweet...thank you, Sara! Nice to meet you!