Not Overblown Amateur Dramatics
Poem. Love letter. Tribute.
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Your love is my lighter fluid
The firecracker
The spark
That ignites and energises me
That gives my lifeforce what it needs
When I want to give up
That's what I want to tell you
That's what I want to say
Instead
I say "I Love You"
We don't need overblown amateur dramatics
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Your face is my morning dopamine hit
With everyday that passes
There are more ways I find
It makes me smile, it makes me want you
It makes me happy
There are more ways I find
To feel fortunate we are still we
That's what I want you to know
That's what I need you to know
Instead
I say "I Adore You" or "You're Pretty"
We don't need overblown amateur dramatics*
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Your support and loyalty
Keeps me sane, keeps me fighting
The demons, my demons, my vices, my weaknesses
I lose battles, but never the war
Even when we fight
When you are wrong or right
I want to stick by you, fight for you
Be better for you
That's what I always think about
That's what I always hope you realise
Instead
I say "Thank You"
We don't need overblown amateur dramatics
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You complete me
Despite the times I've pushed you away
Looked elsewhere and hurt you
It's you I can't live without
You I see when I close my eyes
When I think of the future
Through the ups and downs
Through the hurt and sorry, joy and laughter
There is no-one I love adore and have more thanks to give
There is no-one I want to fight for, when we are wrong or right
It's not amateur dramatics or overblown to say
There is no-one I want to spend the rest of my life with
Creating special memories with, while working through and undoing past pain
"You are my everything"
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Thanks For Reading!
Author's Notes: I just wanted to right some nice things with a nice structure.
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Paul Stewart
Scottish-Italian poet/writer from Glasgow.
Overflowing in English language torture and word abuse.
"Every man has a sane spot somewhere" R.L Stevenson
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Comments (10)
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This is the kind of thing that screams TRUE ROMANCE! I love the normalcy! Outstanding work Paul!
Without being overly dramatic, let me simply say..., ...that's beautiful.
Ahhhh! This was so SO SWEET! Such a lovely and wonderful poem! 🍩🥐
Lovingly written!!! Absolutely love this Paul!!!♥️♥️
Excellent Piece💯♥️😉📝You Definitely wrote something nice❗
Loved this. So heartfelt and open. And this line made me smile a little, "We don't need overblown amateur dramatics" Second time I've said it tonight but so very British!
That is a piece of beauty. Well done.
What a beautiful love poem!
A beautiful poem - no overblown amateur dramatics - but all the feeling.