Lovingly

You offered me your dreams and I put nightmares in their place

For the truth you gave me I threw lies in your face

For your courage I returned cowardice

You with a burning faith I incredulous

For the joyful laughter of your young years

I gave you nights of bitter tears

The fire of your happy disposition

I quenched with a rain of cynicism

Too selfish with others you to share

I isolated you in solitary despair

I stole your ideas so brilliant

Then called you stupid and ignorant

I always said that my love for you was strong

If ever love could be, this one was wrong

It was not you but your strengths that I loved

Too blind to see, it was my own weaknesses that I hated

What I treated you as you became

We’re all responsible for what we tame

Reviews

[Einstein Noodle]

brutal honesty in this ... sheesh! .. sound wisdom too ... we project our own worst part onto others and as your poem says .. then despise them for it ... it is a cruel heart that remains in such need .. in a destructive feedback loop ... well done!! a mirror we all need to look into says i!
E.
ps. strong use of sarcasm in your title .. i can see this guy in my mind too easily ;}

[Soren]

Thank you Einstein for your review and comments. Sometimes I wonder if poetry is merely a manner of stating things in a esthetic acceptable manner, Maybe brutal direct statements are truely more poetic

[Einstein Noodle]

well ... i think most would say honesty in life and writing are high up on the important list .. tho we do hide much of it behind metaphor etc. .. but that just makes it more fun says i :)