to love someone

to love someone is more complex than what is written below...... but

 

Love goes beyond that feeling in our hearts,

It starts with with this feeling of course,

And thank God,

But this momentum cannot be maintained.

Sooner or later 'stabilisation' steps in,

This initial momentum is indispensible to what follows,

For it acts as the initial contact in all its jubilance!

The 'stabilisation' steps in and to many it is no longer love,

This is where the true test comes in,

Am I ready to live my life with you when your faults are.....

At this stage the positives of the person becomes consequential,

It is no longer experienced for it self,

More often than not it is seen only because of another reason or fact.

Never for itself alone,

How to deal with that,

A Complicated and sensitive issue,

This is where I believe commitment steps in,.

You see this initial "heart beating, blood screaming in exultation"

has to give way to commitment and faithfulness,

Am I able to commit my life to you.... knowing who you are,

And most often this "knowing who you are" becomes the faults of the other ...

This commitment should not be that difficult,

Since the initial 'jubilation in ecstasy' would have already prepared us for this moment of truth,

But sadly too many a couple it is the moment of departure,

Irreconcilable differences....

Of course who in the kitchen feels the heat!

But many are those who do not  reflect on these issues,

For they like all humans  are scared of being alone themselves,

So we quickly find another and the process begins,

No one is perfect,

Can we not work it out,

Sometimes the obvious is separation,,,,,tearing of the heart!

Faithfulness and commitment too good old friends....

Are not outside of love,

They  are intrinsic to loving,

And have always been so.....

 

 

 

 

Author's Note

to love someone is more complex than what is written below...... but...

Reviews

[Sunflower/Sara Kendrick]

Interesting thoughts that you have penned in this one..Love goes in stages like so many things in life...The comfortable love is great but the early stage where everything is new and the person is perfect, Etc.. is very alluring but eventually it reaches the comfortable stage also..Sunflower

[emma]

Indeed faithfulness and commitment are intrinsic to loving for one cannot survive without the other. I thought this was a very special poem with amazing depth.

[Ladysue]

A very beautiful and wise piece. This has affected me as I am going through something of the sorts right now on many levels. Thanks...

[Prateeksha Khot]

Beautiful, beautiful poem and truly touching. It does bring out the true essence of love especially in these materialistic and practical times when people don't seem to have the time and patience to give to a relation and try to save it. No, rather they would go the easier route , that is ,separation.

But we must remember that true love is the most beautiful and rarest thing in the world