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Reassurance

If I were to confess,
accept responsibility for misdeeds,
would my honesty overwhelm you?
Would you judge me,
look for the door,
or
would you still love me?

Should I sustain loss,
require support,
might I lean on you?
Would you guide me
through life’s darkest struggles
and
would you still love me?

When age leaves scars
on body and mind,
could I trust you to remain true?
If my memory of you was impaired,
years lost,
dreams gone,
would you still love me?

If I were to pass,
would you recall the love we shared?
Should you move on,
would thoughts of our life together
still warm your heart?
I need only to know,
when life is no longer as easy as today,
would you still love me? 



*December 21, 2018
For Edward Ibeh’s “Would You Still Love Me?” contest

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Subimal Sinha-Roy Date: 12/26/2018 10:03:00 AM Congrats on your win with the lovely poem, Carolyn. Login to Reply

Janice Canerdy Date: 12/26/2018 8:36:00 AM This is SO well-written, Carolyn! CONGRATS! Janice Login to Reply

Gershon Wolf Date: 12/25/2018 2:00:00 PM Back with congrats and to tell you that my feeling about this poem hasn't changed: Such sincerity!! Best of the season to you and yours, Gershon (soupmail) Login to Reply

Edward Ibeh Date: 12/25/2018 12:03:00 PM Thank you for taking part in my contest, Carolyn!:-) Lovely poem. I love how you composed it! Congratulations on your win, and Merry Christmas to you! Login to Reply

Vijay Pandit Date: 12/25/2018 11:55:00 AM Back with congrats Carolyn..you elevate Poetry Soup with your poems. Login to Reply

Gershon Wolf Date: 12/22/2018 9:31:00 PM I've read a number of the entries, and I'd say that this is far and away the best I've read to date. Every line, every stanza resonates and rings so true. Should be a big winner, methinks. Season's best, Carolyn! :) gw Login to Reply Carolyn Devonshire Date: 12/24/2018 9:02:00 PM That means a lot, Gershon. Thank you. It came from the heart.

S.Zaynab Kamoonpuri Date: 12/22/2018 1:04:00 AM Wow an appealing poem that wonderfully questions the love to convince itself of the durability of love . May your answers be in the positive poetess. Kudos for a great heartwarming poem that we all ask but yours crafting is unique. Merry Xmas. Pleez do comment my newest poem too. Login to Reply

Andrea Dietrich Date: 12/21/2018 7:41:00 PM you did an amazing job with this challenge, Carolyn . It deserves a BIG win. For some reason I was hung up on the four stanza thing and thinking four lines per stanza as well. I'm gonna double check that in case I am right and need to tell you that. I wrote mine just a while ago and did four lines per stanza but I think , seeing yours, it does not matter how many lines per stanza. Login to Reply Carolyn Devonshire Date: 12/21/2018 9:37:00 PM I could revise it to make it four lines per stanza, but I prefer brief lines -- some have only one word. I'm sure you'll come up with something great, Andrea. I haven't had a big win in a long time. Good luck, my friend!

Andrea Dietrich Date: 12/21/2018 7:41:00 PM 70 comments down. 15 to go!! Login to Reply Carolyn Devonshire Date: 12/21/2018 9:41:00 PM LOL Giddyup

Vladislav Raven Date: 12/21/2018 4:11:00 PM Hi Carolyn, Such an emotional piece you lay before us this evening. Your gentle words brought me into the heart of your emotional images. An excellent, real write from your heart. Within sadness, words can sing such beauty Carolyn. I hope this poetic gem shall see the winner's list in the contest. It reads like a heartfelt winner to me. Have a wonderful Saturday. Hugs....Mike. XX Login to Reply

Susan Ashley Date: 12/21/2018 10:57:00 AM Your heartfelt introspection is deeply beautiful and beautifully deep, Carolyn. I was captivated by your emotional imagery, your exquisite vulnerability, that swept me up and away in the poignancy of your tender thoughts. The purity of your poem is deeply moving, my lovely friend. Best wishes for a win and my warmest holiday wishes for you.. ~Susan Login to Reply

Tom Cunningham Date: 12/21/2018 10:45:00 AM Just read your comment, I'm sorry that you had such bad luck and a bereavement too, life can be cruel and challenging for sure. Well written Carolyn. Tom. Login to Reply Carolyn Devonshire Date: 12/21/2018 1:00:00 PM That was a hard time, but I would be more cautious if I were to love again. Thanks for reading, Tom.

Vijay Pandit Date: 12/21/2018 9:19:00 AM Reflections on real life..questions that demand answers when life changes fast..splendid write for the contest Carolyn..my very best for a win. Login to Reply Carolyn Devonshire Date: 12/21/2018 1:11:00 PM Thank you, Vijay. Have a great holiday season!

Heidi Sands Date: 12/21/2018 9:11:00 AM A beautiful and meaningful poem Carolyn. Very well done :) Login to Reply

Chris Green Date: 12/21/2018 8:31:00 AM Absolutely beautiful Carolyn and maybe a little sad that one would have to ask these questions. My thoughts are, if the love is real, if it is true then the answers to all of these wonderful poetic questions would be "Yes" followed by, "Forever I will love you, no matter what" This was wonderful and so heart felt. Best wishes in the contest. Login to Reply Carolyn Devonshire Date: 12/21/2018 1:20:00 PM Though the loss of a parent stays with us, we find ways to recover after finding a love is not true. Always appreciate interacting with you, Chris. Chris Green Date: 12/21/2018 9:21:00 AM Wow, sorry to hear that Carolyn. Sadly I guess that isn't what you would call true love. Carolyn Devonshire Date: 12/21/2018 8:46:00 AM In 2008-2009 there were a series of challenges -- lost job for reporting harassment, car totaled in an accident, father died. The man I was dating professed his "love" until these events took their toll. Then it was hasta la vista. Wish it were easier to tell the depth of a lover's commitment. Live and learn, right? Thanks for reading, Chris