Paradoxal Love
Sometimes I ask myself if
it would've been better
to have never loved
at all
For me it's the ins & outs
of the fall that are
really discouraging
The idea of purging this
emotion is freeing to the mind
yet I'm bound to the
memories I long to
leave behind
Am I wrong in my assessment
that if love were truly blind
it wouldn't seek out
strong heart beats with
heart shaped eyes?
I think cupid may be the Devil
in disguise masking
its intentions
That warm fuzzy feeling
mixed with passion
is only an extension of
our base desires
It's music to your ears until
you realize whose strumming
the lyre behind
the scenes
It inspires those green with envy
to hate & enrages those
who've been locked
in its cage
Engaged in its game with
the intent to wed
only sheds blood from
a bleeding heart
these days
It's a maze from which many
never return because they're
stuck in a burning hell
soon to be ashes in urns
At least that's what my lower
half says but lets
go higher
Love inspires many
so to never have loved at all
means you're in dire need
Many things transpire during
the course of our lives indeed
& it's love that gets us through
all the terrible times
If I said I wish I never loved at all
I'd be a terrible liar living a lie
& singing a sad song
A song with empty notes
on a blank page
on a stage fraught with fear
Those tears you've cried
truly were not in vain
& of that pain you've felt
don't feel not even
an ounce of shame
It's love that will have you
walking in front of an
oncoming train for its recipient
with transparent irreticence
It's relevance in this world can't
be understated
for even the jaded have seen
what that flower looks like
when it grows through
the green
I mean what is life without
loving eyes?
I'll tell you
It's a life lived blind without
ever truly being seen
A nightmare of which you'll
long to awaken from
so dream with eyes open
to receive some
of its loving embrace
Copyright © Jasen Ridley | Year Posted 2025
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