Love Poem: Shameless
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Written by: John Loving Iii

Shameless

there should be guilt
but i have no guilt
only the sorrow that i
can't tell her i wish 
she was mine
instead of his

it's because of her beauty
that i find her kindness
overwhelming
everything about her is 
overwhelming
the way she looks me 
in the eye

sacrifice for her 
is not really sacrifice
but wages
for services rendered
in just her being

hope is not only hope  but also
a dream for the right time
for me to say i love her and
her response, i love you also

and love is only love
where sacrifice means nothing
and hope is something 
two people have in common

your overwhelming kindness
and beauty 
attracts me to you, to love
to sacrifice

i should feel guilty
for who you are
but all i have is sorrow
because your not mine





(to whom "Karen's Broken Vase" was writen. shhh, Don't tell. 12-07-91)