Love Poem

Love Poem

A Poem by Joel M Frye
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You may be sorry you asked, Frank...

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I have offered to feed you my spirit
in exchange for a leash on your soul,
a moment of body to body
in half-hearted search to be whole.

You reach out, still tied to your freedom;
I cling and confuse it with care.
We honor the contract as written -
the other will always be there.

What price do I pay for pursuing
a love only I can perceive?
Pardon me as I pull the last ounce of
the flesh from the bones that still breathe.

What price do you pay to be lonely -
to avoid love yet need it so much
that you struggle to keep on embracing
the friendship that ends when we touch?

A delicate balance of wishes;
it's hard to tell losses from gains.
My prayers for a shift in my favor...
your hopes that the balance remains.

(c) 1985 Joel M. Frye

© 2011 Joel M Frye


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This poem is a wealth of perceptions which, unfortunately, often help everyone but the perceiver. Such deep insights, such rational assessments do not necessarily make one's personal relationships unbridled joy--indeed, they frequently have exactly the opposite effect.
Gift or curse, you have it, Joel. And I suspect that, for a very long time, you've been trying to find a way to live with it.
Great piece!

Posted 13 Years Ago


This is absolutely a fabulous write..One of the best I have read in a while..Great job..Valentine

Posted 13 Years Ago


Sometimes teddy...sometimes grizzly.

Posted 13 Years Ago


This is beautiful Joel. You may be right about being a bear...a teddy bear! ;)

Posted 13 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Trying to gain the love of someone who loves another. A heartbreaking position to be in. This is a wonderful piece Joel.

Posted 13 Years Ago


Speechless.. omg... there is so much truth in this..."the friendship that ends when we touch?" so true.. I think you do have all the answers Bear lol.. you've been holding out on me.. ;) x

Posted 13 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.


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