A THIEF OF LOVE

Love has stepped into my world,

And now I am a thief.

I’m stealing minutes from your life,

 Though often they are brief.

At times I steal a loving glance,

Sometimes I steal a kiss.

And then I build my world of dreams,

A world of total bliss.

I want to steal the tears you have,

I want to take your grief.

I stole your heart; I stole your sleep,

I’ll always be your thief.

Reviews

[emmajoy]

' I want to steal the tears you have, .. .. I want to take your grief. .. .. I stole your heart; I stole your sleep, .. .. I’ll always be your thief. '

Beautiful feelings plus great meter plus a warm font colour equals a wonderful poem for your love. Should be written on fine tissue and held with garlands of sweet scented flowers!

[Shabeeh Haider]

Thank you Emma for such a heart warming review

[Tony Jordan]

A really sweet twist on the usual love theme.
Cheeky becomes sincerity itself here Shabeeh
This is right up my street
Tyfs

[Shabeeh Haider]

Tony, thank you for such a wonderful review.

[Tony Jordan]

Welcome Shabeeh

[Jamestown]

Very sweet sentiment!
Thanks for sharing and b-blessed!

[Shabeeh Haider]

Thank you James.

[1VJ]

A unique love story. I've never had anyone steal my tears or grief, sounds like a grand gesture! Nicely composed.

[Shabeeh Haider]

Paloma. thank you. You may not have allowed anyone to steal your tears and grief.

[1VJ]

You're probably correct, a personality imperfection I'm afraid, never cared to share, along with being extremely impatient. Might have to do with the self-indulgent environment I grew up in, or I was just born that way. I try everyday to overcome those character flaws, well, most days anyway. :)

[Vatsal Rohilla (account..]

Whoa, that is amazing and pretty romantic. This is a nice perspective towards love and affection. This one has a peculiar musical effect and is quite deep in terms of the beauty of language and the beauty of emotion. Excellently penned. Keep writing.

[Shabeeh Haider]

Thank you Vatsal for your appreciative comment.

[Lorry]

This is just stunningly beautiful my friend. Such a unique perspective on a subject we all know so much, as well as so little about. Summed up perfectly, without a single word wasted or out of place....Superb write.

[Shabeeh Haider]

Nemo, I am humbled and delighted by your very kind words.

[Lorry]

You're very welcome.

[James]

Always a pleasure to read you, my friend. The king of love poems. Lovely rhyming and great passion.

[Shabeeh Haider]

Thank you James. I am indeed flattered by your kind words.

[Ardra]

Cute and sweet one :) ... I’m stealing minutes from your life,
Though often they are brief. But those minutes hold more worth than the remaining hours ...thanks for sharing

[Shabeeh Haider]

Indeed Ria, those minutes are worth more than the rest of our lives. Thank you for your review.

[April Ryan]

That kind of thief is a welcome one. I enjoyed this poem. Very nice.

[Shabeeh Haider]

thank you April

[barleygirl]

I think this message might have been intended as a playful one, despite the negative statement of positive feelings. However, it reminds me of the way some of us always feel inferior, like we don't deserve a full-on gift of love or attention, like every little bit we get is stolen, rather than wholeheartedly given. To me, this is a sad message, despite the possibly playful intent. Maybe it's hitting too close to the overall journey I've walked in this life.

[Shabeeh Haider]

This was indeed written with with a bit of playful intent but I can understand your point of view as well. Thank you for expressing your point of view.