I love you more than all the stars in the sky
I love you more than anyone else
I love you more than life itself
I love you more than I thought possible
I love you more than words can express
I love you more than numbers can quantify
I love you more than you love me
I love you more than you can ever know
All I have to say is thanks
Through the seasons of life
I say thanks to those that disappointed me
Thanks for your betrayals
Thanks for giving up on me
Thanks for your jealousy
Thanks for your gossip
Thanks for your blockages
Thanks for hatreds
Thanks for your isolation
Thanks for your intimidation
Thanks for your mind set of thief
Thanks for your cheating
Thanks for your exclusion
Thanks for not being there when needed
Life is a beautiful place
And truth be told
You all woke me up
All I have to say is thanks
The seasons of life
Is the biggest teacher of my kind
So I pledge to go with the flow
Hidden in it lessons
And keep moving like am unstoppable
There is nothing to lose
More than life itself
So I don't worry as long as am alive
Am great full for all I have
And never regret what I don't have
Cos it will come in due time
There is nothing I except from you
If I will ask you a favour my friend
That will always be what money cant buy
And if you can't be real
Please let me be
Real recognize real
Reap me away from the faces of life.
Pull me toward that endless burning light.
Discovery the eternal enjoyment living life thought God's eyes.
Overwhelming by the portrait God stored of me and mine.
The danger that I only see it is so near.
Deep within my heart growing impatiently is fear.
The lust I once seek out to concord and conquest.
It is really the love that I'll miss out of all this mess.
Who's to say, "You are the fool, who took her back home."
I reply, "I don't want to be a fool home all alone!"
In a role of being a father all of your options are limit.
You work for everything in life, but your money is already spent.
Remember life is one big emotional roller coaster ride.
Inside of you that heartbeat will tell you not to hide.
Catya Le'Na Hargrove...
My child I love you more than life itself.
Streams of love fall from my face when I have a thought of you.
Thank you Lord for giving me backs my inspiration so I can love two.
Copyright.
L.L. Hargrove.
His neighbor had the Midas touch
he wanted more than life itself.
Her body: buried in his yard;
her finger: bronzed and on his shelf.
—————
for the Greed Poetry Contest
sponsored by Margarita Lillico
written on 06/21/2022
One love
One true love
Through all of life's storms
Through sad times
Through happy times
Our path may be strewn
With obstacles
But the bottom line
Is triumph in the end
Ability to look back and say
All things considered
It couldn't have been better
Love will always carry us through
It's what makes us tick
It's food for our soul
A reason to go on
In spite of the challenges
For when that special someone
Turns to you and says
You are my one love
My one and only love
It's music to your ears
Worth more than all the world's riches
More than life itself
Life finally has meaning
When you feel that love
That one true love
Unlike love story
Sweet dawn you are not
in your embrace I`m not reborn.
A night with you gives birth to bitter regret.
A promise to not seek you out
will not help,
I love you more than life itself.
Nightfall brings long shadows
irresistible your allure,
Our lair is not feathering of tenderness
but thorns of demanding ferocity.
A pact we made in a church that reeked of burnt wicks.
desiccated roses and the redolence of death.
Our love is agony,
we can´t but clawing us asunder
You couldn't rattle Tex
Ice water in his veins
No one ever saw him wince
let alone complain
Kept to himself, he did
Felt life was meant to be hard
Carried his lasso and holsters proud
Tackled fool rustlers, no holds barred
The range was his home, an honest calling
One where he gave his cattle free rein
'Til sundown was nigh, when he'd change his tune
Call in his options, by the light of the moon
Came a day when his ten-gallon hat
No longer was seen on the range, working at
The craft that he loved, more than life itself
Tex had roped his last steer, put his reins on the shelf
She was only sixteen years old,
Didn't know much about heart breaks,
The only thing she knew was the love we shared,
And my soft words, soothingly amazing.
She was the pit toilet digger's daughter,
I was a billionaire first son,
My family and friends told me to stay away from her,
I couldn't because I loved her more than life itself.
Since human wants are insatiable,
So I left our motherland for more greener pastures,
That was many years ago,
While I promised to come back to fulfill my promises.
Many years have gone by now,
Still no sign of me, not even a glimpse,
Her parents hopelessly died out of frustration,
While waiting to become my in-laws.
Now she's the only one left in the wretched family,
Old with wrinkles and gray hairs,
Hoping that I will come back to tie the knot with her,
Since she had weaved her life and dreams around me.
Over thirty five years ago,
I have been doing time behind prison bars,
Because I trafficked illicit drugs,
I'm free and back home with nothing,
Yet, she remained faithful and waited for me.
Sarah, my most precious princess,
I worship the day you were born.
You're the angel of my dreams and
I love you more than life itself.
Angels sent me one of their own,
Sarah, my most precious princess.
When I tickle your baby toes
your laugh is so sweet, my darling.
Curly golden locks of hair form
a crown, befitting a princess.
Sarah, my most precious princess,
you'll reign forever in my heart.
Someday, a man may make you queen,
but for now, you are my princess.
And I'm your most devout servant
Sarah, my most precious princess.
(Quatern)
04/27/2020
More than the blossomed, flower;
More than your husband, wife, son or daughter;
More than riches monies abundant…
As much slightly more than life itself;
More than the job you labor;
More than being enable
Be yet so satisfied, yet be more thank-full
WHY?
I must love the LORD my God with all my soul heart strength and mind…
You must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength.
We must love the LORD your God with all your heart,
all your soul, and all your strength. Alleluia
Amen
Deuteronomy 6:5
2/6/20
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr.2020©
I gave it my all to overcome
These mental illnesses one by one
This constant struggle felt by some
The silent killer, a fight rarely won
I gave it a shot to live and love
To follow the signs I was sent from above
It all fell apart when push came to shove
Before my own eyes, it turned to dust
I gave up myself and my own piece of mind
Let go of it all, only to find
You gave up on me and left me behind
We both know it wasn’t a waste of time
I ran out of steam
Depression took over
Now I’m all alone
Good luck staying sober
You know that I’m weak
Mental illness destroys me
I may never quite recover
Rios my only destiny
I love her more than life itself
D.R.L.
‘In her eyes, fathomless the pool of sadness’
There’s a sorrow she won’t let go
A melancholy in her that’s taken residence
She welcomes it and nurtures it
Deep down in the depths of her soul
Her heart no longer an empty shell
She welcomes its warm familiarity
Feeding it like a lost kitten
She needs it and it needs her
Soothing and divine she treasures it
She cajoles it and loves it more than life itself
AP: Honorable Mention 2022
Submitted on July 18, 2019 for contest WRITING CHALLENGE 2, JULY 2019- MELANCHOLY sponsored by DEAR HEART - RANKED 1ST
One love
One true love
Through all of life's storms
Through sad times
Through happy times
Our path may be strewn
With obstacles
But the bottom line
Is triumph in the end
Ability to look back and say
All things considered
It couldn't have been better
Love will always carry us through
It's what makes us tick
It's food for our soul
A reason to go on
In spite of the challenges
For when that special someone
Turns to you and says
You are my one love
My one and only love
It's music to your ears
Worth more than all the world's riches
More than life itself
Life finally has meaning
When you feel that love
That one true love
A woman sits alone, the family not home.
Her husband seems to be
Always busy doing other things.
She asks herself why?
She's the last.
To be in company of her own man.
He barely speaks to her
Some days not a word.
She begins thinking
He's off cheating.
Days pass on by, still the same.
One night she's asked
Honey what's changed?
As they both lay in their bed
Her thoughts keep wondering in her head.
He finally rolls over, lays his head on her shoulder.
Looks up at her and says
I love you more than life itself.
Your not the last person I want to be around.
Your the last I see, I want to dream about.
First thing In the morning when I wake,
I want to see your beautiful face.
I'm not off cheating my love,
I've been quiet, not saying much
Asking god why lately?
Did I get such good luck?
To have such a woman,
So wonderful, I truly love.
I'm blessed to have you as my amazing wife.
Your the only one for me,
I want only you in my life.
Roses are red I love you more than life itself
2/7/18
For contest: ROSES ARE RED: ONE LINER
Sponsored by: ALEXIS Y.
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