With great love comes great pain,
Shredding of the heart
And confusion of the mind.
You fight me with such passion and intensity,
Can you not love me the same?
Our lives are full of stepping stones
Some forward, but also many backwards,
Life must take the good with the bad
Or else, how do you know where the good begins?
One lie can stretch and mould
Into a net of ruthless deception
But one lie can also be rewritten,
Taken back, and erased,
The truth finally told.
But usually it is too late.
Like claws scratching at the surface
Lies shred, maim and deeply wound
Leaving unhealable scars, unamendable promises
And an everlasting reminder… of deceit.
Seeing eye to eye is difficult,
when you don’t even look at me
how can I explain, when the words don’t make sense,
even to me?
I’ve made a lot of bad decisions
But learnt something valuable from each mistake.
But only I, it seems, can accept that.
Why do I continue loving,
When every time I have to say goodbye?
Is all the pain and heartache really worth it?
We all know the answer to that,
Why else would we keep striving for more?
To feel love you must feel pain,
Joy must be countered with sorrow,
Loving someone, means loving their imperfections,
But to love in return means striving higher,
Being determined to become stronger,
Smarter, and learning from what makes us weak.
Life is all about learning lessons.
Every person you meet brings something new
Some good, some bad.
And everyone makes mistakes.
But what people fail to think about
is the people you hurt go on to hurt others
each on our own journey of discovery.
Some move on from mistakes,
Others don’t.
Some are forever tormented by outside reminders,
Torn apart at the seams,
and left to attempt to pull it all back together
only to be torn apart yet again.
The less fortunate are tormenting themselves,
Bashing heart mind and soul till its black and blue,
Able to forgive… but not forget.
But when it all comes to an end,
the thoughts, the talks, the tears
it doesn’t matter how much you challenge yourself
how hard you fight to turn it all around
in the end only one question remains,
once the lie is planted and honesty lost
How do you know when to trust again?
Please tell me what you think
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i dont know what the lie was that sent you on this journey of questioning, and while some will argue that a lie is a lie is a lie is a lie, i think it if love and life is at stake, the lie itself must be examined, from the perspective of the one who was lied to as well as from the one who told it. is there a reason the lie was told? obviously there was. examine that first, otherwise you'll never get to your answer of how do you know when to trust again. good luck and best wishes.
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Wow...many many thoughts to ponder and questions to answer. As I read the owds penned before me, I saw so many similairities in your thinking and mine...you must be at that age where you require more substance in order to feel validated with the choices you make for yourself. I wrote that and then scrolled up to see if your age was posted...I would have thought you much older to ponder such complex thoughts. I applaude the insight you project...It took me until I was 40 before I required more substance and mine came from the unbearabble pain of making mistakes over and over again. You are developing into a very wise adult...keep your thinking tight around you and you will lead a very happy, peaceful life. Let go of these thoughts and the road ahead will be filled with anguished pain. BRAVO on the writing from your heart.
Shelly
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I’ve made a lot of bad decisions
But learnt something valuable from each mistake.
But only I, it seems, can accept that.
Should learnt be learned???
That's the only thing I caught. Other than that this is a great write! I don't know that I'd change anything about it.
I have a problem catching my own spelling mistakes but can see someone elses a mile away. Sorry **
Like I said^ Great write!! Keep up the good work poet! -
"Leaving unhealable scars, unamendable promises
And an everlasting reminder… of deceit."
Unfortunately, I connected with those lines very deeply when I read them, and I guess it's moments like these where one realizes that one is not along even though it can really feel like that. You did a great job at bringing all these thoughts together. You have a whole lot of things for the reader to think about in this write...a lot of truths coming through. Excellent job.
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Hard to comment because the poem says it all...the pain that one has to go through when he/she falls in love. I think it's very heartfelt and beautifully written. Good job!! Keep on writing!!
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"once the lie is planted and honesty lost
How do you know when to trust again?"
How indeed, i feel ya
nice write
Ken
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