Jennifer Salsman Poet Dramatic Monologue

Love

A poem by me

You can take the breathe from my body. You can have my soul ripped open wide. You can have my mind, the wanderer it is. You can have this hand to hold. You can hold the very essence of my being in the palm of your hand. Do with me what you wish. I offer myself to you as nothing more or less than who I am. Down to my very core I am yours. Feel my heart beat in this box with your name upon its lid. Forever I will be a part of you, and you always a part of me. I lay here bare, naked. With wrists torn open bleeding for you. You are my soul, my heart outside my body. I give you all I am and ever will be without hesitation. You have won me. A war long fought. You turned a cold damaged soul into a bleeding heart. I give you all I am. Scars and all.

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Beata Agustin September 20, 2026 at 6:21 AM Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Welcome to Poetry Soup. I welcome you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.

Alison A Smith September 17, 2026 at 6:57 PM A raw, courageous dramatic monologue, this poem’s prose-like free-verse form makes the speaker’s surrender feel immediate and unguarded. Its repeated offerings—body, soul, mind, heart, scars—build a powerful sense of total devotion, while the “war long fought” gives the ending emotional weight: love as both victory and vulnerability.