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Love Is Not Free

A friend recently stated that love is free Oh no, Oh no, my friend, love it is not free In fact love is the total opposite to free It comes at the highest price of all It takes you and binds your very being And rips all freedom totally asunder For love is the total lack of freedom True love requires tender nurture and care It requires loyalty beyond reproach It requires utter truth in all its forms Utter devotion in times of great turmoil Loyalty when the rest of the world is against It requires belief, hope and herculean strength It requires constantly your very inner core The sacrificing of self for others wants and needs An undying tolerance and total empathy Oh no, Oh no, my friend, love it is not free If it is deep and real, its chains they bind for life But in its gaining, it is the ultimate treasure found.

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Jane Smith

Date: 7/5/2014 8:26:00 PM

I signed up just to comment. Love is free. Why? Because love cannot be controlled. Everything you mentioned is simply the effects of love. Still, it can't be willed into being or away. Can't be bought or sold. Once it is there, try controlling it. Anybody that says they can turn on and off those feelings of deep devotion are either using drugs to manipulate their mind or they are lying.

David Scott

Date: 9/21/2012 11:11:00 AM

SONMETHING IVE BEEN LONGING FOR HOPE WILL ONE DAY FIND AGAIN MAYBE PEOPLE REFER TO THE SEX SIDE OF THINGS BUT I TO KNOW LOVE IS NOT FREE BUT SOMETIMES ITS EXCEPTING LOVE TO A NEVER NICE WRITE X DAVIDSCOTT

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 7/20/2012 11:44:00 AM

True Lizzie my friend, you have to give love to get love back. - Love it - well done like always. - Hope you are well Lizzie. - oxox love Anne-Lise

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 7/20/2012 11:41:00 AM

wow, now that is what I call a GREAT REBUTTAL to that stupid phrase: love is free. So how are you , Lizzie. long time no see. still with the young man?(I think you had a young boyfriend, right?)