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Excessive Casualness

A tender kiss upon the brow has precious little meaning now. When fornication simply states a need for pleasure without delay.

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Caleah Buil

Date: 12/2/2014 1:20:00 PM

AWESOME!!! This is so true! Morality has just gone down. There is no "courting" anymore, chivalry. It's sad, the romance and build up that once made a relationship beautiful and sweet has gone. Love doesn't hold as much meaning anymore the way people throw it around nowadays.

Timothy Hicks
Date: 12/13/2014 1:57:00 AM

It is sad! I've never been in a relationship myself, but most everyone I've met has had multiple relationships as well as "hook ups". It is somewhat discouraging to even attempt putting myself in that mess!

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 10/24/2014 8:11:00 AM

A not so subtle but yet subtle message here. You said a lot with just a four lines.

Timothy Hicks
Date: 10/24/2014 10:40:00 AM

I notice a lot of people nowadays can't differentiate between "love" and "lust". They are not the same thing and exist for different purposes. To call them both the same degrades the inherent meaning of either.

Liam Mcdaid

Date: 10/22/2014 4:03:00 PM

sweet beautiful piece timothy when i kiss a woman on the brow it normally means loving that soul deeply

Timothy Hicks
Date: 10/24/2014 10:38:00 AM

Glad that tenderness still means something for you then, Liam!

Dorian Petersen Potter

Date: 10/22/2014 4:37:00 AM

Theres so much obsession with sex these days that most people tend to forget about what real love is all about it. We got a very disposable society too even when it comes to relatonships. Very sad indeed! That's why so many divorces and families torn apart. Well expressed poem, Tim! Cheers! :) Xxxxx D.

Timothy Hicks
Date: 10/22/2014 10:53:00 AM

You hit the nail on the head! It's a bit of a raunchy comedy but you should watch the movie The 40 Year Old Virgin... it expresses those feelings to a tee, and shows how complex and stressful relationships get when sex is the number one priority.

Suzanne Delaney

Date: 10/21/2014 10:41:00 PM

Good observation, Timothy ...yes making love 'at' someone rather than to them really ...a total difference.

Timothy Hicks
Date: 10/22/2014 10:52:00 AM

Always appreciate your honest and insightful visits, Suzanne!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 10/21/2014 4:13:00 PM

This is SO good. It is a big pet peeve of mine, how casual the world has become with something that should be taken much more seriously. Awesome, Timothy.

Timothy Hicks
Date: 10/22/2014 10:51:00 AM

As humans we obviously desire it... but ALSO as humans we can choose to be less carnal about it.

Debbie Guzzi

Date: 10/21/2014 9:27:00 AM

Yes, too little time is taken for tenderness. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXmLjbTBcdU Light & Love

Timothy Hicks
Date: 10/22/2014 10:49:00 AM

Never heard that Ottis Redding hit - just Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay - his famous one :)

Charmaine Chircop

Date: 10/21/2014 4:13:00 AM

I love the kiss on the brow as much as what follows..What follows might be sensual..But darn I love romance..Sweet poem.

Timothy Hicks
Date: 10/22/2014 10:48:00 AM

Yes... could lead to more interesting things, eh? Appreciate your support, Miss Charmaine.

Eileen Manassian

Date: 10/21/2014 3:15:00 AM

No, Timothy...that isn't always true. There is a time and place for a tender kiss upon the brow....Yes, I understand the heart of your write. It is very beautiful.

Timothy Hicks
Date: 10/22/2014 10:46:00 AM

A kiss upon the brow, however, might not hold much meaning to the person that has less "tender" intentions. Thanks for the visit, my friend!