Loves Phenomenon

I wonder why we hurt the ones we love

The ones that give us all that they have

Why do we take for granted those close

We always seem to cause them suffering

We take all they have to give unselfishly

Why do we need to walk all over them?

And not care about what we say and do

Whether the words we say to them hurt



I wonder why we take the love they offer

And grind it in the dirt beneath our feet

Why do we not consider those we love

With that same unselfish love they give

We seem to take all their love and caring

As if it is given to us by some divine right

Why do we use them and their gifts to us?

Why are we not thankful for the love given?



I wonder at the strange phenomenon of love

Where we will find the takers and the givers

There are the ones who give all they have

There are those who take all that's given

Whatever happened to the balance of life

In which true love is both given and taken

A place where unselfishness can be found

And love in all its glory is discovered to abound










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poetvg's picture

i love this poem

The Hook's picture

Why are some people selfless, and some self-centered only? Why does love strike one, and not the other? Age old questions, for each to seek their own answers..... I believe if love is "true" for both, then the harmonic balance of which you dream becomes a reality....yet, far too many "takers" simply "play" at love, and use its gift as just another tool of their ongoing manipulative behavior!!! Great poem here, with a deep message, probing insights, and written with flair and great flow!!!

eltrue's picture

Good questions! I've often wondered the same but you know as well as I do that as long as we're imperfect we seem to keep on taking and hurting one another and love isn't perfect either though I think it was meant to be....Eric True


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