Monday, June 14, 2010

it's hard not loving you



art by Jason Lincoln

it’s hard not loving you,
your smile,
your laughter
it’s hard not loving
the challenges you partake in
the hope you bring to others
the way you hold me,
tight
as if you were to let go
i would fall into eternal burden
it’s hard not loving you
the way that i would like to
it’s hard each time we part,
how your embrace stays with me
strengthening the release
of our bond
it’s hard not loving you
even harder still
to love myself,
without you.

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32 comments:

  1. Anu LalJune 14, 2010 at 4:35 AM

    A beautiful poem!

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  2. OpaqueJune 14, 2010 at 5:04 AM

    Why is all this conveyed when lovers are apart from each other?

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  3. bardJune 14, 2010 at 5:32 AM

    Perhaps you can learn to love yourself through their eyes?

    Beautifully written.

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  4. FireblossomJune 14, 2010 at 6:51 AM

    Oh, ouch. I felt every word. I really like this, and also the drawing. :-)

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  5. Tabitha BirdJune 14, 2010 at 6:56 AM

    The power of holding another. Beautiful. :)

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  6. JinksyJune 14, 2010 at 7:05 AM

    Liked the marriage of sketch and poem here...

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  7. Anthony DuceJune 14, 2010 at 8:18 AM

    A wonderful poem. I also like the image.

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  8. The Simply Luxurious LifeJune 14, 2010 at 8:40 AM

    Very honest and revealing. Each time I read your poetry, I understand and see much more clearly your voice and rhythm. Beautiful, absolutely beautiful Kay. Have a wonderful week. =)

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  9. jasonJune 14, 2010 at 9:04 AM

    very nice.

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  10. GYPSYWOMANJune 14, 2010 at 10:03 AM

    oh, how absolutely beautiful! honest and open and beautiful - love this piece!

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  11. Sharon McPhersonJune 14, 2010 at 10:50 AM

    Kay, there's something in the air ...

    'It's Hard Not Loving You' and 'Infidelity' ... Ditto, except, no I can still love myself alone. :)

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  12. Brian MillerJune 14, 2010 at 11:28 AM

    there is such an emptiness when we are apart from the one we love...and it can hurt...my fam just left for the week, so i can relate...

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  13. AnonymousJune 14, 2010 at 1:17 PM

    Beautifully expressed.. :)

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  14. BernieJune 14, 2010 at 3:50 PM

    I felt this beautiful poem Kay, when one truly loves the love remains in our hearts even when they are not with us......always. ...:-) Hugs

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  15. DorisJune 14, 2010 at 4:06 PM

    :)

    how I can to love myself without you - that's the human dimension for love

    simplicity

    beautiful poem

    thanks Kay, hugs

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  16. Ed PilollaJune 14, 2010 at 4:35 PM

    sweet. i dig the repetition.
    finding self love through another is it.

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  17. HariniJune 15, 2010 at 2:01 AM

    beautiful :).

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  18. heavealieJune 15, 2010 at 8:57 AM

    beautifully written poem especially liked the way you wrote it simple and serene.it was calm and made for a good read!!its raining and love is in the air!!keep writing!!

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  19. AnonymousJune 15, 2010 at 9:20 AM

    I loved this one Kay. I am getting closer to a two week separation so I'd better get all my loving in before then!

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  20. Dulçe ♥June 15, 2010 at 10:38 AM

    Reading you is ALWAYS such a pleasure...
    Loving you... not hard at all
    ;)

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  21. Wine and WordsJune 15, 2010 at 11:41 AM

    Hard is to easy a word. ((Hugs))

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  22. Beyond HorizonJune 15, 2010 at 11:46 AM

    simply lovely.....even harder still
    to love myself,without you.....alwys wait 2 read ur nxt expressions :)

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  23. MahaJune 15, 2010 at 7:30 PM

    the last line is impossible not to be spell bound by. This is just fantastic.

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  24. Desert RoseJune 16, 2010 at 6:11 AM

    AWESOME read Kay..honest and heartfelt!
    'it’s hard not loving you
    even harder still
    to love myself,
    without you"
    BRILLIANT ending!
    love it!

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  25. RebeccaJune 16, 2010 at 2:03 PM

    the ending says it all and the most difficult part of not being able to love someone else freely. nice write.

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  26. Noelle Dunn.... A Poet in ProgressJune 16, 2010 at 7:42 PM

    ahhhh, love!

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  27. Kat MortensenJune 16, 2010 at 9:24 PM

    Thanks for the visit!

    Did you have a good experience with Lulu? I've just had a brutal experience with a local printer who was doing a volume of poems for me and I need to start from scratch. I have one "dummy" book and a manuscript on my computer ready to go.

    Your book lookes great (nice title too)and I will enjoy getting to know your work better.

    Kat

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  28. Sylvia KJune 16, 2010 at 9:38 PM

    I could and did relate to every word you've written. Very beautiful, Kay.

    Sylvia

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  29. Just Be RealJune 17, 2010 at 5:59 AM

    Kay, very touching. Thank you for sharing. Blessings.

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  30. JenJune 17, 2010 at 10:14 AM

    Seriously, this is the best poem! I couldn't have said it better myself.

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  31. Maude LynnJune 17, 2010 at 10:15 AM

    I really like this one!

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  32. JenJune 17, 2010 at 10:39 AM

    Map of your life? I LOVE that idea!!

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