Tag: agape

Poetry

I Don’t Want You . . . . Anymore

C. D. Anders2 Comments

I don’t want you

to think you owe me a thing,

or to shed a tear

in sadness,

or to get the wrong idea

about your place in my life.

I want you to know true love

that goes beyond

mere emotions,

weep for lasting joy,

and know exactly where you stand.

I don’t want you

to have to second guess

anymore.

Poetry

Intimate Definition

C. D. Anders7 Comments

I’m cautious using certain words

when crafting poems

since I have heard repeatedly

how great of a “love poem”

a certain piece is.

But friend,

aren’t they all love poems?

Who ever set in stone

that each one was and had to be

one of romantic love?

Are we not allowed friendship

in this vale of tears?

Are we not able to enjoy

the company of others

without the burning of flesh?

Aren’t all poems about love and lost love?

You can change its meaning

but it will not change;

love or leave

the intimate definitions.

Poetry

As Much as I Used To

C. D. Anders6 Comments

I find

that I don’t love you

as much as

I used to,

you have shown your cards,

your flaws,

your imperfections,

your tells,

you have shown your weaknesses

and bared your soul

to someone

inferior,

you have shown compassion

to the very same

when it was not deserved.

Still

I find

that I don’t love you

as much as

I used to

for

I have loved you more

with each passing day