by Kathryn E.
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January 15, 2006

When Love Dies

July 22, 2007 02:26 AM EDT
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when love dies, is no longer
I remember our salad days
ripe, ready for plucking
long nights, slathering, contorting
believing it forever -
we asked how many times
do people make love before they tire of each other?
never thinking we would reach
that time when desire was no longer

when love dies, is no longer
hatred replaces lust,
desire, the ache of fingertip kisses,
feather touches;
when love dies, is no longer
we wish only evil upon the other
yet there was a time
when our only thoughts were of
the bottom of desire
the aching to be whole

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Comments: 49

*LORA* M. Jul 22, 2007, 2:32am EDT
nicely written
doria c. Jul 22, 2007, 3:02am EDT
I believe love is eternal and never dies....
Spencer T. Jul 22, 2007, 3:32am EDT
Love lives on
Kathryn E. Jul 22, 2007, 3:41am EDT
ah, there is a companion to this, I will publish on the next day...
Stephen Prosapio Jul 22, 2007, 3:59am EDT
Kathryn, I hope this isn't personal experience for you! Nice poem.
Bob L. Jul 22, 2007, 4:02am EDT
Well said, Kathryn, though I must disagree with the other comments, but perhaps we speak of different circumstances.
Devinder S. Jul 22, 2007, 5:03am EDT
great poem! i hope it is only a poem and not a statement of personal experience
:-)) & L
sharon l. Jul 22, 2007, 6:16am EDT
waiting to see the companion to the poem. I do like your poem.
Shruthi P. Jul 22, 2007, 6:37am EDT
This is a great poem!
I completely agree with you...
Love should never die a death where 2 people who once cared for the other wish bad things for each other... It seems to happen a lot, but it shouldn't... I would really like to encounter one peaceful break up... just one...
Seshu BSR C. Jul 22, 2007, 7:32am EDT
"the aching to be whole."
what a phrase. Liked the way used. tha too in the end. that's creativity.
Jack C. Jul 22, 2007, 7:35am EDT
I find the poem true and sad in a way. True love should never die. But the chemistry can change. When we are young and naive, a sudden wake up can scare us out of our wits. Where are the highs and where is the longing? Did I make a mistake and would I be immoral to leave? But love can only mature to a deeper bond or wither away.
Lori B. Jul 28, 2009, 10:55pm EDT
I think you have hit the nail on the head.
Kenneth R. Besser Jul 22, 2007, 7:41am EDT
Having lived through the cycle of relationship emotions through more clients than I wish, I think your poem expresses a lot of what they have felt and I hope never to.

Go out there and be Great! All the Time!
Invader B R. Jul 22, 2007, 8:04am EDT
Love dies. Or maybe it was something else to begin with. Nice poem!
Heather C. Jul 22, 2007, 8:04am EDT
Good poem, well stated!

I found that with my first marriage, love didn't die, I was in love with someone who didn't exist. His cruelty to me was because I thought he was that someone I was in love with. He wanted a much different lifestyle. I never should have tried to hand onto the marriage. How little did I know back then.
K D. Jul 22, 2007, 8:19am EDT
Salad days...I like that! Good poem as always!
cindy beck Jul 22, 2007, 8:36am EDT
very good description of what happens when a relationship goes sour...from one who knows all too well. twenty four years i hung on til there was nothing left at all except anger.
lahs h. Jul 22, 2007, 8:45am EDT
Nice poem, I can relate, unfortunately.....
So sad, and some very interesting turns of phrase, Kathryn. I particularly liked, "our salad days, ripe, ready for plucking." Keep up the great work!
Kathryn E. Jul 22, 2007, 8:54am EDT
Ah, thanks, Aaron, thanks all.
Vinay Benjamin Jul 22, 2007, 9:15am EDT
Ah! Kathryn - that was expressed with a lot of emotion. Sad though it is. I do relate to parts of this poem. Well written.
Kathryn E. Jul 22, 2007, 10:30am EDT
ah Elizabeth, hello. Thanks for stopping by.

Thanks Vinay.
Jerri H. Jul 22, 2007, 10:45am EDT
Mmmm Thanks Kathryn
Kimberly Ripley Jul 22, 2007, 10:47am EDT
Definitely keep up the poetic writing! I'm really enjoying your poetry!
Christine P. Jul 22, 2007, 11:51am EDT
A wonderful heartfelt poem Kathryn. Your poems are so beautiful to read.
Kathryn E. Jul 22, 2007, 11:52am EDT
Well, Nan, the true opposite of love is not hate but indifference; but tell that to anyone involved in difficulties and they will not be likely to believe it.

thanks all.
Larry H. Jul 22, 2007, 12:45pm EDT
I liked your poem thanks for sharing
Cindy K. Jul 22, 2007, 12:57pm EDT
"When Love Dies", written by a lady in a wedding dress. Oh, the irony! lol

I can very definitely relate to your poem. Been there, done that.
Scott M. Jul 22, 2007, 1:39pm EDT
No good things ever die. Some people just take longer to find it again.
Marge H. Jul 22, 2007, 3:48pm EDT
When love dies, is no longer, it leaves you with so many questions. Why? Did I do something wrong? Did I become someone he could no longer love? Could I go back to the way I was, so he would love me again?
Sheila Deeth Jul 22, 2007, 4:11pm EDT
Looking forward to the companion poem. This was really sad, really powerful.
John F Walter Jul 22, 2007, 6:07pm EDT
Very intense and focused portrait of love's great call and then the regret that remains when it turns (as it so often does) into its exact opposite. This one triggers strong feelings in us, Kathryn. I especially like your haunting refrain throughout the piece.
Sheila G. Jul 22, 2007, 6:33pm EDT
Really well written!! Looking forward to the next one!
samantha b. Jul 22, 2007, 9:37pm EDT
very well written but kind of sad
Ron B. Jul 22, 2007, 9:38pm EDT
Excellent writing, as love does a 180.
Kathryn E. Jul 22, 2007, 10:28pm EDT
thank you, all.

samantha, it is sad, but there is a sequel, tomorrow.

thanks ron, sheila, marge, scott, cindy, larry, christine, kimberly, jerri, angela, dark, doria, lora, maywood, spencer, stephen prosapio, bob l, chip, devinder, sharon, shruthi, robin, seshu, jack, kenneth, inadverb, h
Kathryn E. Jul 22, 2007, 10:31pm EDT
thank you, KD, cindy, lahs, aaron, vinay, Elizabeth E., jack, kenneth, jerri. nan.
Kathryn E. Jul 22, 2007, 10:40pm EDT
John F. Walter: where would we be without the strong feelings, even though they sometimes do turn? thanks for your words, my friend.
Anne B. Grote Jul 22, 2007, 10:48pm EDT
I cried when I read this because I felt the truth of it. Once you are absolutely sure it is dead, then go...just go...see what life has to offer thereafter, you may be pleasantly surprised.
Patry Francis Jul 22, 2007, 11:53pm EDT
A powerfully honest poem. The final line aches.
Carol Lloyd Jul 23, 2007, 4:15am EDT
lovely poem ty
Machiavelli Dayupay Jul 23, 2007, 7:03am EDT
Introductionary Proem to a Novel...

Murder She Wrote...

Hey! That is SCARY...
Kathryn E. Jul 23, 2007, 3:47pm EDT
Patry, thank you very much.

thank you carol and Mach!
Tina Coruth Jul 23, 2007, 4:59pm EDT
It is sad when love turns to hate. Beautifully written - you showed it all - the joys and sorrows in a few poetic words. Thank you.
Nana Gill Jul 23, 2007, 6:09pm EDT
Kathryn, Well, by my last comment you must know I do not believe that love ever dies. Passion, lust--yes! But what joy and ecstacy to have the two in one. Passion and love. A quest that only the chosen few encounter. The war between passion or love, flesh or spirit, has raged since the begginings of mankind. To have the both in one's embrace--what joy!--what delight! Enjoyed reading it. Nana
Karolyn Q. Jul 23, 2007, 8:51pm EDT
Sad but very good.

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Philip B. Jul 24, 2007, 2:55am EDT
Kathryn,

A truly sad poem. The premise leads one to believe that lust is the core of love which is the truly sad part of it. Still gave you 10 stars!

Thank you!
Kathryn E. Jul 24, 2007, 5:46am EDT
thank you tina, nana, karolyn, philip

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