Linda M. Crate- Three Poems

love strong 

 

i have never gotten it right

my love burns bright

they always escape it,

but 

i hope that you're different

don't escape me with

a mere noncommittal shrug;

because the second i met you i knew

i could love you forever

never have believed in love at

first sight,

but you changed that—

there's an energy about you that draws

me like a moth to the light

because you're different

than anyone i've ever known and i like that,

and i can only hope that my quirks

don't drive you away

because heaven only knows i am not perfect

yet flawed as i am i still shine with a light

that never dies.

lovesick 

 

i cannot fight this love

as irrational as it is,

but i've tried convincing myself to stop

to no avail

because the more my mind says no

my heart insists yes;

and why should i give up before we've even

began?

maybe you could love me

the way i've always admired you

just have to get over all these

damned insecurities,

and i know the best things come to those who wait

i just want us to begin now

to set sail on a voyage that would never end

i could be your ocean and you could be my moon

hell, 

you're my whole sky;

just let me love you like i've always dreamed of

and i'll never let you crash and burn

i'll reignite your spark when it

dims and dies

just say you love me, too.

beautiful eternity 

 

you shine brighter 

than a diamond,

but you still cut into the glass of me

leave me gasping for breath

when our eyes meet;

the world is full of beautiful people

and you are the one

my heart cannot forget—

i wish i could show you how much i love you,

but there would not be enough time

to count infinity so 

perhaps you'll just have to trust me;

and i know it's hard

heaven only knows distance is my favorite tool

to protect myself from being cut again—

i don't understand people

as much i sometimes try and when i think i've reached

the bottom of the rabbit hole there is always

a twist and turn i suspect but is never

there;

some people are one-dimensional by choice,

and i don't understand—

but i can fathom this: that love is the only magic

we have in this world that can light the world aflame

in kindness and mercy,

and my heart ceaselessly gives itself to you

because you are like me

you shine with a light that never dies,

and so let us shine on forever

because we all deserve a beautiful eternity.