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Love Is Dead

March 14, 2011
By lilmartz PLATINUM, Perrysburg, Ohio
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lilmartz PLATINUM, Perrysburg, Ohio
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Love
An old fashioned belief
Simplistic views
Where boy meets girl
Destined to happily ever after
Romanticized from long ago
Stories of true love flourishing
Built up this four letter word
Adding to the terminal meaning
Betrayed though a test of time
Lost in between the pages
Translated false predictions
Deceived and cheated
Overused and overrated
Broken hearts
End to marriage
Happiness is not forever
Buried eight feet under the ground
Love is dead

© Lena K., Marblehead, MA

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The story of love's progression through time.
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TheHangingGirl BRONZE said...
on Jul. 18 2011 at 7:35 pm
TheHangingGirl BRONZE, Winter Haven, Florida
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I Agree totally actually. I loved it as well. I loved your wording, how it flowed, everything! Astounding
CarrieAnn13 GOLD said...
on Jun. 19 2011 at 9:54 pm
CarrieAnn13 GOLD, Goodsoil, Other
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&quot;I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.&quot; --Douglas Adams<br /> <br /> &quot;The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.&quot; --Marcus Aurelius

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No, I don't think love is dead and I don't agree that love was absolutely perfect in "the good ol' days".  But your poem is excellent and you have good imagery.
anisanasir_11 PLATINUM said...
on May. 21 2011 at 11:03 pm
anisanasir_11 PLATINUM, Orlando, Other
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All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream. -Edgar Allan Poe<br /> ~&quot;Paper is more patient than people,&quot;~Anne Frank<br /> &quot;Inspiration from the heart is written in the dark.&quot;~Anisa Nasir

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I haven't agreed more with a poem :) Beautiful
AudrianaB BRONZE said...
on Apr. 20 2011 at 10:58 pm
AudrianaB BRONZE, Brookhaven, Mississippi
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No critique.

It's perfect. Very nice job!