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When One Builds Up Love
by Jeffrey ParrenWhat happens when I fall in love
and everything isn't what I expected?
What if the love is good, but the need
to be with her isn't there?
When the romance is great, but still
something is missing from the equation?
I have already built romance and love
onto such a pedestal that maybe never
will anyone possibly reach that height.
In wanting to love endlessly and yearn
for giving and getting and all that jazz
that I have forgotten what it is to be in love.
What if I give more than she ever can
and I find myself on the short end?
Will I know to give up on a love that
is not right for me, having worked so?
When, how, if I find out she is the one,
will I lose her because I want it so?
So, in the constant struggle to find love
I have constructed a mental image
of what it will look like and feel when
I fall into her arms nightly and everything
fades away, my problems, stressors;
all that exist are her and I, happy. 02/23/2007 Author's Note: Ugh.
Posted on 02/24/2007
Copyright © 2025 Jeffrey Parren
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Gabriel Ricard on 02/24/07 at 05:07 AM I've been there, too, man. The only thing is you did a better job of setting it down than I have up to this point. A lot better. |
| Posted by Rhonda Maneki on 02/24/07 at 08:07 AM When you loose expectations - and remove the pedestal and meet on "common" ground. It is easier, a little it anyway! No expectations make for no disappointments. |
| Posted by Rhonda Maneki on 02/24/07 at 08:08 AM Great write by the way! *grrr* my brain is on vacation I swear! |
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