You’ve shaped a room in my heart.
Our room shelves hopes and fears,
locks away secrets and tears.
Just promise you won’t take anything apart.
My trust is not a one-time-use,
your anger would not be an excuse
to wreck me and depart,
then return with balloons of ‘sorry’s
and promises deflating into ‘maybe’s.
I do not care for pretty pink chocolates,
with a sugarcoat of surprise,
hiding your cloying lies.
You’d fail to manipulate-
I’m familiar with minefields.
I’ll watch to see if you lay
tripwires to get me to say
‘I need you.’ I wouldn’t yield.
I’m sorry if it sounds like I distrust you already,
this is on me.
I’m too used to being used.
I don’t need you to understand, I just-
I need- I want- I can’t trust
a stranger to look at me without disgust.
Love is unlocking the most honest part of yourself,
for those with good intentions,
the key only given with your permission.
You are not a treasure to sell,
you are a human who will love them well.
Love is trying to understand,
suggesting, not criticising,
inviting, not dictating,
love is not a command.
Knock gently on the door of my heart,
you’re always free to come in.
I’ll do my part,
providing the hearth,
laying the rug,
so tread softly, my love.
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Author:
ellie k. l. (Pseudonym) (
Offline) - Published: February 9th, 2019 14:07
- Comment from author about the poem: Written for my school newspaper for the theme of ‘love’. Stanza line decreases as the more you get to know me, the less I have to say
- Category: Love
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Comments5
WELCOME TO MPS ELLIE : ANGELA here ! Thanks for your our first Poem ! It is very beautiful in Style and a very delicate Subject : The intrusion of LOVE into our Lives ! I agree and empathise with your words from experience !
Verse 1. Love should always be gentle. V 2. Love should not consist of things & falttery ! V 3. True Love between two people should always be based on mutual trust ! V 4. YES Love is process of unlocking ones true self V 5. YES Love does try to understand and should be a mutual sharing of equals ! V 6. Gentleness is paramount (There are still some Gentlemen out there ~ My Fiance Brian is one !) and (in my experience ) if we tread softly True Love will blossom : AMEN ! Thanks for caring & sharing : I share this site with BRIAN (My Fiance) : Please check our SITE : Thanks ANGELA : MPS works by reading & comenting on each others poems OK : ANGELA !
Thanks so much for your wonderful comments! I really agree on the part where you mentioned love should be about mutual trust and also of equals. I'll go read your poems now
Hi Ellie. I really enjoyed your poem. It reminded me of how I felt learning to let people in after I had been hurt. especially the first stanza as I always imagined the people in my life to have their own file on all the things I know and love about them in my mind, whilst reading this I imagined my mental storage room. 🙂 Ruby
Wow, the poignancy in your response really moved me. Thanks very much for your comment!
A beautiful poem with the essential elements of love - unlocking honesty and most of all, forgiveness.
Thank you very much for your kind words. I've commented on a poem of yours as well 🙂
May your heart be filled with love.
Welcome to MPS.
Thanks! I love your writing.
Been away for quite a while. Glad when I visited I ran into this. Your poem is a reminder of how transparent we are despite the facades we build around ourselves. A truly inspiring write.
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