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Three Little Words

July 17, 2010
By bkcrider92 GOLD, Roslyn Harbor, New York
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bkcrider92 GOLD, Roslyn Harbor, New York
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Favorite Quote:
“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.”

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Do you really love me?
Like you say you do
Or are those beautiful words
Spoken often, but not true

It truly scares me
Those three little words
Am I right to feel this way
Or is it completely absurd?

Eight letters, three syllables
Each filled with so much power
But when so overused
It’s beautiful meaning turns sour

It is truly wrong and depressing
How easily it rolls off their tongues
Yet when I hear that phrase
I lose the air in my lungs

I begin to panic
And my heart races faster
My throat closes up
It becomes a disaster!

Why do I feel this way?
I guess It’s lack of trust
There is a very fine line
Between real love and lust

When you open your heart
And you’ve been betrayed
It’s hard to love again
If you have been played

If I say “I Love You”
And mean it from the heart
You would then have the power
To rip and tear me apart

When your arm is broken
It takes time, but it will heal
When your heart is broken
It’s hard to tell what’s fake from what’s real


If you truly love me
You have to understand
You need to be patient
To just hold my hand

Prove it, don’t say it
If you want my love
And if you succeed
I’ll be everything you’ve dreamed of...

© Kim B., Marblehead, MA

The author's comments:
I feel it is such a shame that people say I LOVE YOU so carelessly...in my opinion its very powerful and only should be said when you mean it...I see people overuse it all the time though so i decided to write about it...i hope you all enjoy it and if you like it please comment and rate it! thanks <3
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bkcrider92 GOLD said...
on Oct. 15 2010 at 12:47 am
bkcrider92 GOLD, Roslyn Harbor, New York
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Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.&rdquo;

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Thanks for your support my number 1 fan! haha =D
bkcrider92 GOLD said...
on Oct. 15 2010 at 12:46 am
bkcrider92 GOLD, Roslyn Harbor, New York
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&ldquo;When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.&rdquo;

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Thank you so much! Yes love is really powerful and that's why it's such a shame that people don't take that word seriously anymore! I will definitely check out your work and you can take a look at my other ones if you'd like =D
davina kahen BRONZE said...
on Sep. 19 2010 at 2:18 am
davina kahen BRONZE, Greenvale, New York
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this is amazingg <3 you have an incredible talent for writing [:
poeticspirit12334 PLATINUM said...
on Sep. 6 2010 at 5:37 pm
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I really love this poem!! I feel the exact same way!! I no that im not ready for love yet... i mean i believe that love is a really powerful thing and im just a teen..... so yea i COMPLETLY agree with you!!n 

 

Great job... Check out my stuff??

musiclover123 said...
on Aug. 21 2010 at 5:40 am
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It is cruel, you know, that music should be so beautiful. It has the beauty of loneliness of pain: of strength and freedom. The beauty of disappointment and never-satisfied love. The cruel beauty of nature and everlasting beauty of monotony. &lt;3

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=D

I put up more poems by the way =)

bkcrider92 GOLD said...
on Aug. 16 2010 at 2:33 pm
bkcrider92 GOLD, Roslyn Harbor, New York
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&ldquo;When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.&rdquo;

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Thank you! I love all of your support =D
bkcrider92 GOLD said...
on Aug. 16 2010 at 2:32 pm
bkcrider92 GOLD, Roslyn Harbor, New York
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Thank you so much! <3 and i'm sure you'll see more i'll never stop writing ;)
musiclover123 said...
on Aug. 16 2010 at 7:41 am
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It is cruel, you know, that music should be so beautiful. It has the beauty of loneliness of pain: of strength and freedom. The beauty of disappointment and never-satisfied love. The cruel beauty of nature and everlasting beauty of monotony. &lt;3

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awesome as always =)
Alisha62293 BRONZE said...
on Aug. 16 2010 at 6:36 am
Alisha62293 BRONZE, Warwick, Rhode Island
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This was such an amazing poem. you did a wonderful job at saying exactly what needed to be said instead of adding extra things to it. Keep up the good work, i hope to see some other awesome poems from you soon =D
bkcrider92 GOLD said...
on Aug. 12 2010 at 10:56 pm
bkcrider92 GOLD, Roslyn Harbor, New York
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&ldquo;When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.&rdquo;

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AWWW thank you so much! Hearing that made my day! =D
jennybear16 SILVER said...
on Aug. 11 2010 at 9:39 pm
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this made me cry bc it is soo true you have a amazing gift in poetry and should keep proving it!!