I thought i know myself
I thought i can be as objective and
rational as I have always been
But this love where i am thriving
sent me to a realm of absurdity
Too absurd that i can't even do
anything about it
In fact, I am embracing it tighter
and dwelling on it
My sanity has already ceased
My heart is now the master of me
Pain has consumed the whole of me
Every single part of me
Up to the smallest detail of my nerve
Even to the deepest part of my soul
Pain that is so piercing
So severe
That every second of my life
is defined by the sting that it brings
But if loving you means suffering
No matter how agonizing it is
I will willingly embrace it
and even plead to have more
Just to prove to you
How intense my love is
I will forget sanity
I will embrace more of irrationality
I will dwell in the immortality of pain
I will inexhaustibly thrive in this existing duality-
to endure pain, to suffer
that is our love's saviour
Author notes
love does not revolve around happiness.
It makes us insane at times, no matter how brilliant we are.
It is a constant struggle between rationality and insanity.
But at the end of the day, we submit to insanity (most of the time without realizing it)
Love makes us suffer.
But this suffering is at times an ingredient to make the love last- to save it.
Absurd right? but i am guilty with that.
PROMPT:
You have two pieces of your heart, One piece is the sufferer and second one is the savior...Unknown.
A contest entry
- two pieces of your heart... by PrabhuDayal Khattar.
400 points, ended December 1, 2008, 13 entries
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Honorable mention
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What did you think
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This is amazing. Thanks for entering
~Lae -
very good poem thank you
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Sometimes it truely feels so surreal that you might think that you are about to awaken in the middle of the night in a cold sweat with scratch marks across your chest from clutching your heart while you slept.
Aside from love being a great sacrifice we make, have you ever contemplated how selfish it also is ?
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that's very good! It described very well the absurdness of love. Sometimes that's just how it is. You might not want to be ruled by your heart, but you can't help it. Good luck and thanks for entering the contest!
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Wow.
This is so profoundly true. I will be thinking about this piece for a while...I feel like I can relate to it a lot.
You're a finalist
thanks for the entry,
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Very thought provoking soul searching write...Very well scribed
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thanks for reading my poem. glad you liked it.
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Humm..the intensity of this thought into the piece of a poetry is very impressive and very touching as well..thanks for sharing..
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thanks.
this is the usual me- insanely inlove.
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Wonderful poem. Good luck in the contest
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thanks RareFlower! glad you dropped by.
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