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Exposure
It is cruel:
You can't make anyone love you
There is no purchase
So extravagant
Nor a flower so splendid
To persuade a heart
To feel what it can't.
So never love too deeply
Or traverse a path too steeply
Immersed in another empire
Where you are the joker
In someone else's court.
You can't make anyone love you
There is no purchase
So extravagant
Nor a flower so splendid
To persuade a heart
To feel what it can't.
So never love too deeply
Or traverse a path too steeply
Immersed in another empire
Where you are the joker
In someone else's court.
Published 19th Mar 2015
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19th Mar 2015 8:59pm
19th Mar 2015 9:41pm
excellent Ink - love the sentiment and the warning to others about loving to deeply - I got caught out with this a couple of times but then learned that it was indeed possible to love too much
Hey I'm a man, understanding takes lots of mistakes :-)
Hey I'm a man, understanding takes lots of mistakes :-)
19th Mar 2015 10:01pm
I'm overly familiar w/that joker. beauty needs to be exposed to those who appreciate the art & the sincerity of it...
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20th Mar 2015 1:25am
It can bring on a full retreat. Putting one's heart out there and then watching it get kicked around the field doesn't inspire risk. The price of exposure's just too high. Personally, I'm inspired by what I see and read, Virginia. You're among the royalty in that court.
20th Mar 2015 7:33am
Made love, the best ever just the other night. She won't text back. Now I'm reading love poems.
20th Mar 2015 2:36pm
Poignant. I can relate very tragically with this. This is why it is important to love yourself before anything else, and never give anybody the power to destroy that/you.
You are strong Virginia, don't forget that. And don't forget to roar when you need to. You are the queen of your own empire. Represent yourself, you are majestic.
All my love.
You are strong Virginia, don't forget that. And don't forget to roar when you need to. You are the queen of your own empire. Represent yourself, you are majestic.
All my love.
27th Mar 2015 10:19am
Virginia,, you wear your heart on your sleeve. This is powerful stuff. I love this poem. I have posted a poem called 'love is a strange thing' which you may find interesting.
