Love and Loss

"I love you."
Three important words
To show how we feel.
Too oft spoken
And not meant
Or too little spoken
When it is meant.
To cherish one you love
Is a noble ambition
And oft under-appreciated.
To let someone know
The place they hold
Deep within your heart.
If we knew how long we had
To be with our loved ones
And it was only a day
Would we still hesitate
And waste the time away?
Regret is what will come our way
If we kept our feelings hidden.
For once gone, tis hard to heal
The hole of loved ones dear.
Tis something I have heard
From others who've suffered loss
"I am no longer whole,
I've lost a precious part.
They've taken with them
A piece of my heart."
So would we rather ache
From not sharing
Our deepest feelings?
Or would we rather say
With utmost sincerity
Those three simple words?
And even though
We may not know
The time that does remain
We can share those words
That our heart does contain.
"I love you."

Copyright © | Year Posted 2016



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Date: 6/30/2016 10:24:00 AM
So sweet to reas this......skat
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Caleb Lawrence
Date: 7/1/2016 12:54:00 AM
It's a bit more on the sweet side than the other ones I've done. Glad to see peeps enjoying my poems xD
Date: 6/29/2016 10:05:00 PM
Beautiful poem Caleb. Welcome to Poetry Soup.
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Caleb Lawrence
Date: 6/30/2016 6:26:00 AM
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the welcome :)
Date: 6/29/2016 1:01:00 PM
Very nice, Caleb.... Enjoyed reading. Linda'
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Caleb Lawrence
Date: 6/29/2016 7:02:00 PM
Thank you :) Now if only I knew what form it was lol. I just write. I don't worry about form xD
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