Love Is Eternal

Sometimes someone comes along and changes your life forever. My life changed forever in 2007 when fate bought a man, who was to become the love of my life, and I together. I was going through a very difficult time. I simply existed in an unhappy marriage, veiling my misery and unhappiness from the world with a smile. Although family and friends believed I had the perfect marriage, it was truly a farce.

This man came along and had a profound effect on me. He saw something in me that others didn’t or couldn’t see. He not only saw it, but he took the time to nurture it and watch it grow.

I am the confident and successful woman I am today because of him, the faith he had in me and the encouragement he gave me. He once said to me:

‘Even a neglected seedling, properly nurtured and cared for, can blossom into a beautiful flower‘.

Eros is, and will always be, the only love of my life. I have never loved like this before, nor do I envisage I ever will again. Losing my beloved Eros was worse than anything I have or will ever again experience in my life. After he severed our relationship, with a SMS I spiralled into the depths of depression.

One way in which I dealt with my loss and the emotional and physical effects on me from my grief was through continuing to write my poetry. This time however I modified my poems to reflect the feelings and emotions I was experiencing during this dark period in my life.

The contents of my trilogy of poetry books; Unconditional Forbidden Love; A Journey of Hurt – Captured in Ink; and this book contain the poems I initially sent to him about my love for him and then; subsequent, poems about the ebb and flow of my feelings as a result of losing him and the grief and mourning I have since endured.

The poems in my books depict my journey of love, loss and sacrifice.

Hereunder are a few examples of the poetry contained within this emotionally intense book of poetry.

Example 1:

My Vow

To my beloved Eros

The following to you I vow

The promises I’ll etch in blood

If this you will allow

I promise to always love you

I promise I’ll love you forever

With a love that’s deep and true

And that I’ll leave you never

I promise you my heart

Carried on a silver tray

From now until eternity

Until my last day

I promise you my soul

For it is nothing without you

Do with it as you wish

It is yours to possess too

I offer you my body

Although it’s done some mileage

It will serve you well; and with it

You have freedom of passage

I promise you my loyalty

I promise to never forsake

No other could be more faithful

And a beautiful life we’ll make

Finally; my home and chattels

Will become your kingdom

Of which you will be King

There to live your life in freedom

Example 2

Two Women’s Hearts; Only One Key

Two women’s hearts

Only one key

You hold the choice

Which will it be?

You married one heart; and

Borrowed the other

One was your wife; and

The other your lover

You had everything; but

You weren’t happy at home

You saw something you wanted

And you decided to roam

You wanted your cake; and

To eat the icing too

You held all the aces

So what did you do?

You held two hearts

In the palm of your hand

When it got too hot

You took off and ran

Now two hearts are hurting

Two hearts now cry

Two hearts are bleeding

And you know why!

Example 3

I Am The Lock; You Are The Key

I am the lock

You are the only key

Until we got together

Neither could be set free

Your key was made precisely

To fit exactly into me

We were made to be together

Why can’t this you see?

How many times?

Do keys they get lost

Most are never found again; or

Have to be duplicated; at cost

You know where your lock is

As to I; my key

Yet for whatever reason

You walked away from me

Some people search a lifetime

To find a match like ours

A love that is so pure and true

That I promise will never sour

I want you to return to me

Your key in your outstretched palm

So that I know that this time

Me you will not again harm

Example 4

Two Women’s Love

Two women’s tears

Two women’s sorrow

But a woman’s heart

A man should never just borrow

Two women cry

A great name for a song

Cry over the same man; and

Two loves that went wrong

Two women love you

Both women care

If you think about this

Is this really fair?

Both women want you

Now they both know

But only upon one should

Your love you bestow

One already has you

The other; wants you so

For a love so deep and true

Will you let the first one go?

You are so very lucky

Two women love you so

But unfortunately for one

One you have to let go

Example 5

Vicki Elizabeth

There was a country beauty

Vicki Elizabeth was her name

After you dumped her

Her poetry shot to fame

Her poems tell of love

A love so pure and true

And of a loss so difficult

It killed all of her hue

She writes down her words

To help ease the pain

Retaining beautiful memories

Of a love you just can’t fain

Whilst he’ll never read them

Many others; they now will

Out there now published

A new chapter they now fill

She dreams of the day however

He comes back to her

And happiness will be reflected

In her poetry then; he’ll concur

Until that day comes

Her life will continue

But it will never be the sam