Love Is Not For The Faint Of Heart
Only The Strong Survive
Talismanic melancholy
Pensive thoughts
Engaged in folly
Battles fought
From mad to jolly
Wistful moods
On medication
Pumped up fools
Treating frustration
Being schooled
Without vacation
Golden rules
Emaciation
Offer up the fatted calf
Denote affected bits of sad
Tallied on a slated map
Every emotion up for grabs
Romanticize the fragile mind
Being careful to be kind
Reflective, thoughtful, well defined
Too late, again, it comes ill timed
Dilatory
Creeping slowly
Negativism
Purgatory
Leaving tiny trails of dust
Leaving love
Pursuing lust
Hand in glove
Push comes to shove
Crusty, musty, dusty rust
Coddled softly, morning doves
Or firmly handled boxing gloves
Believing what you cannot see
Possessing magic energy
Giving way to what will be
I guess, is good enough for me
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Kelli Sheckler-Amsden
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Comments (9)
Real Politic in love and life? Pragmatism meets Zen? It’s always a treat to experience the twists and turns in your poetry, Kelli. You have a rich vocabulary and palette of symbols and images. This poem is particularly affecting. It’s feels like a victory teased out of defeat. Really well wrought, to channel Rommi.
Oooh Kelli!!! This piece is next-levels- you! I absolutely RELISH how your poet-mind has transformed words into magic woven. Wave your wand about everywhere!
Woe to those of us whose hearts lie fainting for love that's never proffered. Yet thy words are beautifully harsh & true, Kelli.
I especially loved how you made this rhyme and the beat it had
Loved your three closing lines!!!
Great poetry 🏆✍️⭐️👌
Wonderful
lovely words, great flow, wonderfully done
Sounds like living life to me. Good job.