How to write a love poem
An instructional guide for the brokenhearted.
First, you must believe that you are real.
Maybe you do it by feeding yourself,
Taking a bath, walking your dog,
Or fucking your lover with abandon.
The important part is that you see yourself and know,
I am real.
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Second, you must allow another person to see you, too.
(This is, by far, the most scariest thing there is.)
The fucking is a good start,
But never the whole of the exercise.
There are no secrets to this part, no cheat codes,
But I think the answer is: just a little,
Every day.
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Third, you must allow your heart to be broken open.
Not abused, or abandoned. That's the thing,
We’re not doing that here.
You must allow it to be broken open with love.
Explode it on the page with reckless abandon, a gooey, disgusting,
Mess.
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Fourth, you add some punctuation,
Stanza breaks, rhythm, maybe rhyme.
When you’re done, when you see clearly
That it’s beautiful,
You read it to your lover,
And die.
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Then, you start all over again.
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Note: this poem is a response to Poppy's lovely challenge: 1.2.3.
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Just wonderful! Absolutely the way to write (live) a live poem. ❤️
Poignantly & intimately captured.
Stunning. And so very true! 🤍
Fantastic.
Said with such abandon in and of itself. With lots of exercise, if I may add with a chuckle. Brilliant my friend, such truths.
From an intoxicating beginning to that amazing amazing ending...I absolutely adore this. My favorite part: "Explode it on the page with reckless abandon, a gooey, disgusting, Mess. — Fourth, you add some punctuation, Stanza breaks, rhythm, maybe rhyme."
This was so great right from the get go, but Number Two was my absolute favourite. 'Second, you must allow another person to see you, too. (This is, by far, the most scariest thing there is.)' This realy hit me. It's so true and emotional and then when you followed on with: 'There are no secrets to this part, no cheat codes, But I think the answer is: just a little, Every day.' You had me rereading to fully let that sink in. I love the realistic but gentle tone to this. Number Three explaining how a heart breaking can be a good thing but only if it's with love was just gorgeous. I love how Number Four brings the reader back to the title of writing a poem, it's kind of like breaking the fourth wall in a super impactful way. The last two lines were also so powerful and heart touching. You wrote this so incredibly well!!