I was never in love with you

 

 I was never in love with you,

I was in love with the poems,

The songs I wrote and compiled for you.

 

I was never in love with you,

I was intoxicated by you,

The intricate way you held my hand,

Let me kiss you, let me cry with you,

And convinced me I was not alone.

 

I was never in love with you,

I loved the scent of your cologne,

The kind I bought you for valentine’s day,

That somehow managed,

To permeate my senses completely.

 

I was never in love with you,

I loved the sound you made,

Whenever I made you laugh, or smile,

That sound you only made,

A handful of times because of me.

 

I was never in love with you,

I was in love with the promises,

The allure of a summer we never got to spend,

The places we never got to see.

 

 

 

 

I was not in love with you.

 

 

 

 

Were you ever in love with me?

 

Reviews

[Arthur Henn]

You are really good writing these type of poems. Full of life, to the point, always having a message and kicks ya! if you have ever been guilty in someway or another.

Another wonderful piece.

Art

[Pax Analog]

Ha ha, this is slyly romantic! The refrain of denial only heightens the yearning for the mutual symbiotic "yes!". A great deal of paradox in the simplicity, the being in love with "possibility," and yearning for more actuality. When one realizes that even when we DO square up more substantively in sustained amorous embrace, we will not be able to withstand the inexorable march of time and mortality, it becomes very poignant indeed. Thanks for sharing!

[Rachel DeHart]

Wonderful.
And I know these feelings doubts so well.
This is a really powerful poem. Great job!

[Riverdance]

I totally relate to what you wrote. Ended up feeling just like this a few months ago. Needless to say, I broke up with the guy, but alas, uneasy feelings do make for wonderful poetry.

I love this. Nicely written.

~Rd

[Christine]

I LOVE THIS!! Your poetry touches my heart. Thank you for sharing with me.
~Christine :-)

[ape domenigoni]

I totally relate to this since I was just in this kinda situation not too long ago. Thought I was in love but really wasn't. You made it all come back to life for me. Keep up the fabulous work!

[kevin walls]

just keep convincing yourself of your own truth, very nice


i really liked the stanza about "that sound" that he use to make, the last two lines leave the reader in thought

and this poem is good for the fact of its hook and its openended ending

i have to confide that i tend to be in more love with the poems i write about girls i know than the actual girls themselves, interesting thought put to words

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A captivating and thought provoking piece. It flows beautifully and the imagery is quite imaginative and distinct.

"I was never in love with you,
I was intoxicated by you,
The intricate way you held my hand,
Let me kiss you, let me cry with you,
And convinced me I was not alone."

My favorite stanza.

Fantastic job!

[John Stussy]

Interesting poem and concept. Good job on writing it, I'll be thinking about love for a bit now haha.

[Silver_Moon]

exactly the words that I said before... :)
Nice words and piece!
Keep up the good work.