Mind:
Every time you walk in the room
I fall for you once again
I can't believe what you do to me
All I can think about is
How I want to hold you again
And taste your lips against mine
Heart:
I can't do this
I hate you for what you did
But I love you all the same
The things you say
But the things you do
Oh how I want to love you
Mind:
Here I am with your arms around me
My heart is beating faster
My lips are against yours
Heart:
STOP! Don't do this
You don't need him
You don't love him
You hate him
Mind:
Oh, but I do need this
It is so good
My insides are burning with desire
How can I not?
Heart:
STOP! And take a deep breath
Forget what he does to you
When he is there
Please remember
What he does when he isn't there
You don't love him
You never did
Mind:
I love him
I can't help it
The way he makes me feel
It is completely out of my control
I don't hate him, I swear I don't
Heart:
STOP!!
Mind:
I can't
Heart:
Please, you don't love him
It is all in your head
Stop and listen to me
Mind:
I love to hate him
Heart:
No, you hate to love him
I can't believe this fight
What do I do
Do I love
Or do I hate
Are they really all that different
Do I love
Or do I hate
Mind:
LOVE HIM!
Heart:
HATE HIM!
I can't decide if I need more
Or if I need to let it be
I want to feel the love
But not the pain that follows
I can't believe that this is happening
Will I ever know without this war
But is there ever not a war with love?
Or do we all go through this war
Between our thoughts and feelings?
A contest entry
- I Love You.....But I Hate You by Jfd.
550 points, ended November 10, 2007, 15 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - finding love by Hecate616.
350 points, ended March 17, 2008, 143 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
Comments
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a very interesting portrayal of the battle between mind and heart. I liked it all up until the last stanza...i think because the thoughts in it sounded a little cliche. I don't think this is what I'm looking for in my contest, but I wanted you to know how original and good I thought it to be.
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thank you... I appreciate the comment...
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Wow. just wow. I love it!
this poem is so true!
best of luck!
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I love the idea that the stanza's are broken up with "Mind and Heart" but I felt like the poem fell a little flat, I think that the premise and idea you have is great and with some fine tuning and editing the poem can be just as great, thanks for entering!



