Love Bungled

On the edge of a tear her world is bungled
so is her love life yet she feels alive

She doesn’t recognize what she’s feeling
Sadness deep in her throbbing heart

She senses her aloneness her loneliness
Surprisingly good in some strange way

There’s a certain sturdiness about it 
Or maybe that’s only her cynical core

Being proven right again
Makes her almost chuckle

She feels to the depths of her heart
A tenderness of no parallel

She’s somehow happy to realize
her heart not totally turned to stone

She’s actually let someone in so deep
She can be touched even stirred

Did she ever tell you
She doesn’t really believe in love

It’s for the chosen few
For others, not everyone, not her



AP: Honorable Mention 2020
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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Barry-Nishanian Avatar
March 23, 2018 at 12:16 AM
"To feel alone ....at least know still alive . Love IS for everyone. Beautiful as always! bbn
Gauthier Avatar
March 23, 2018 at 8:10 AM
Absolutely, Barbara. Notwithstanding temporary moods. Line xx
Behm Avatar
March 22, 2018 at 10:22 PM
I love this couplet.... "On the edge of a tear Yet I feel so alive" Just wonderful!
Gauthier Avatar
March 22, 2018 at 10:23 PM
Thank you, Kurt, for your most appreciated visit and comment.
Gupta Avatar
March 22, 2018 at 10:02 PM
On the edge of a tear is an intense expression of many a feeling ... Very good objective correlative ...
Gauthier Avatar
March 22, 2018 at 10:23 PM
Thank you for your much appreciated visit and comment, Probir.
B. Avatar
March 22, 2018 at 9:17 PM
Very lovely poem Line!! Bravo!!
Gauthier Avatar
March 22, 2018 at 9:26 PM
Thank you, Robertina. Most appreciated.
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