
Sometimes love is more than love;
it just happens, and there isn’t a doubt.
And you try so hard to hold it in,
but you’d rather scream and shout.
And it’s funny how it catches you
in those moments you thought wouldn’t exist.
And once it takes hold of your heart,
there’s just no trying to resist.
Your soul is somehow captured,
beholden forevermore.
And you’re left at the mercy of things
you’d never even considered before.
The emotions are so overwhelming
as the feelings flood your body and soul.
And you find yourself losing
all that’s left of your self-control.
When love is more than love,
there’s no escaping its merciless grasp.
So instead, you breathe it all in
because you just wanna make it last.
© 2020 Michelle Cook
Photo credit: https://pixabay.com/photos/couple-love-sunset-young-5028352/
Writing prompt: When love is more than love.
Puts her penny in her pocket and writes how much she enjoyed this poem.. Yes, to really love we must let go of control…take the leap, as they say,”throw caution to the wind, and go with your heart!!”
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Awww thanks Karima, so true! ❤️
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There is a sense of trepidation in this gem…as if you know, in the end, there will be great emotional pain. The expressed drive to avoid capture, resist, being at its mercy, and then…the final embrace to take it all in before it vanishes. As always, your writing is thought provoking ☺️
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Thank you Michael, I think you understand me better than I understand myself sometimes. ☺️
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Thanks for sharing 🙂
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😊💕💖🌹
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Aww…I can so relate to this lovely poem. “…funny how it catches you in those moments you thought wouldn’t exist….I couldn’t agree more! ♥(ˆ⌣ˆԅ)
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Thanks NBC, love just has a way of doing that. 😉
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(*’∀’人)♥
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Quite so, Michelle
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😉
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Sounds like you have found what we have held dear for a long time, “When love is more than love”. Enjoy and cherish it, it took us both two tries to finally find that true meaning.
Ms. K
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❤️
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Nicely framed. Thanks, Keith
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Thanks Keith!
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❤️❤️❤️
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Just taking it all in. The love that was so gentle and the voice that set the serene setting. Just taking it all in! wonderful expression
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Thank you Tony… I’m always doubting if my poems are expressed well enough. So it’s especially nice when other poets like yourself give me good feedback. Thanks again… 🙂
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Wonderful poem M ! I love the way you write 👍🤝
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Thank you so much! That means a lot to me. 🙂
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