I Love You Too Much Not To Love You Enough

POEM " I LOVE YOU TOO MUCH NOT TO LOVE YOU ENOUGH " by martin gedge

There is a smile on my face and a tear in my heart

the moment that you walked away in the dark

not a word that was spoken just the silence of air

running round all the circles in my head of despair

in the shadow of fear when you sent me your love

to live with that feeling when It wasn't enough

a man made of measure with a hope and the dream

with the sense and a purpose on a balancing beam

whether jealous or jaded all it faded in kind

just to hold you and kiss you when It felt like a crime

I knew in my soul where the hole made me feel

that I couldn't fulfill a commitment and seal

to a step in the future and a walk in the light

by the sunshine of morning under skyline at night

always tempted by jury in the eyes of the court

when still building up fences when I lived in a fort

It was better to leave you then to promise and keep

then to live in emotion that was never concrete

I could say that I'm sorry while still kicking the can

But to live like a fool would make me less of a man

with my faith in the truth with my heart on my sleeve

for I can"t live I lie leading all to believe

that life is just perfect and you fit like a glove

that I love you too much not to love you enough...

by martin gedge©
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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De Beaulieu Avatar
November 23, 2019 at 5:44 PM
Hello Martin Gedge, so nice to meet you. this poem is romantic.It is how i read this poem. The lucky lady in your life. Have a nice evening my friend.
Gedge Avatar
November 25, 2019 at 5:15 AM
on the outside looking in as the observer not a participant...thanks for the kind words
One Avatar
November 23, 2019 at 11:12 AM
The trials and tribulations of love.. so well written..
Gedge Avatar
November 23, 2019 at 4:11 PM
thank you for the kind words Silent One...
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