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No Love Loss

An ode to the unloving

By Joe PattersonPublished 11 months ago 1 min read
No Love Loss
Photo by 愚木混株 cdd20 on Unsplash

I remember when you first came to me with a smile.

I was absolutely sure that your love was worth while.

You said I was unique. A young special soul with a beautiful heart.

I knew we’d be together and we’d never be apart

You tried to tear my walls down. You made me receive.

I was reluctant but you convinced me to believe.

I grew dependent on you. It’s like you were my lifeline.

Little did I know you only loved me because it was the right time.

Like I was nothing more than a puppet. You had a hand in me.

One second you were family. When that second passed you abandoned me.

I thought your loved was unconditional. You loved me for your ego.

Once I had nothing left to offer you let me go.

Drained of blood and tears. There was nothing left to cry.

Getting you back? Why try? So much pain I wanted to die. Your love was all lies.

Held on to you very tight and I refused to let go.

You were deception, a mess but I guess I couldn’t let the mess go.

I really fell for the realistic illusion that you sold to me.

Quite the dream reality it was, but when the dream ended you let go of me.

I followed you blindly with no real sense of reason or rhyme.

You broke every part of my life up one piece at a time.

It’s like you were the perfect angel up above me.

What the hell was I thinking. You never really loved me.

Your fake love was a golden chain around my heart.

I couldn’t see it was fake until the day I stood up and took the chain apart.

So much time wasted. My future that could’ve been is how I paid the cost.

Pain from you is all I gained. So there is no love loss.

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About the Creator

Joe Patterson

Hi I'm Joe Patterson. I am a writer at heart who is a big geek for film, music, and literature, which have all inspired me to be a writer. I rap, write stories both short and long, and I'm also aspiring to be an author and a filmmaker.

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  • Test11 months ago

    Our pain strengthens us and forgiveness liberates us. A beautiful expressive character.

  • Babs Iverson11 months ago

    So melancholy!!! Well done!!!

  • Marie381Uk 11 months ago

    You paint a beautiful picture of words ✍️🔥🍀🍀🍀🍀🙏⭐️🖊️

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