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Only For You

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Once upon a time,
I promised myself that I would never
Shed another tear over what is lost,
Only, for you,
I've broken that promise.

I've tried so hard to move on
Over the last few months,
To pick myself up and get on with my life.
But, I can't.
You are always at the forefront of my thoughts,
And no matter how hard I try to put you aside,
Everything always comes back to you,
A vicious circle,
Ever lasting,
Never merciful.

You told me that this was for the best,
That, in the long run,
We would be able to find some solidarity,
Absolution from the bond that we share.
You yourself told me to move on,
To find some meaning somewhere in my life,
So why would you tell me six months later that you love me,
Then give me no explanation,
No logical reasoning?

Once upon a time,
I told myself that I'd never wait for
Another man to make up his mind,
That I'd just move on.
Only for you,
I have broken that promise.

I love you,
But I can't take this anymore.
for the :iconlive-love-write: prompt!
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BipolarBearDisorder's avatar
The hardest part of writing about romance - and the emotional baggage that accompanies it - is creating the sense of both love and pain that the reader can both understand and relate to. It's easy to depict love with photos and movies; just have two people in sweet embrace, a look of happiness and contention on their face. With those mediums, it's easy to depict love because the audience can clearly see, through physical action, the love between two people.

With writing, it's far harder to depict love and romance simply because the reader cannot simply assume people are in love because the writer told the reader that the two were kissing or what not. With writing, readers have the ability to get into the narrators/character's heads and truly understand them in a way visual mediums can't. This is both a blessing and curse, and only the truly gifted writers can conjure the sense of both love and pain with only their words.

You, my friend, are one such writer. With just your words, you have captured all the nuances of love and romance, and the confusion and pain associated with it. This is a brilliant, beautiful, and above all, relatable piece. Bravo.

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