i have shed tears for love

i have shed tears for love

the anguish she introduces

to our lives

is unbearable at time

or so it seems

in my dreams

i never expected

naught but the joy

the answering of my expectations

the elation

the celebration

when i held her

for she, Love

owns my heart

and every time she leaves

she rips a piece of it off

with no anesthesia

and takes it with her

as i said

the pain  seems unbearable

and

i have shed tears for love

© 25 August 2011 : William S. Peters, Sr.