Love Poem: Realization
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Written by: Josh Godshall

Realization

Love is pain
At least that’s what they say
Thinking back
I disagreed in every way

I had your hand to hold, and your smile to cherish
How could that be pain?
You were the highlight of my life
My sunshine after rain

Things got shaky
But I turned on the denial
I should have known it was bad
When a frown replaced that beautiful smile

All of a sudden
I found myself without you
I wondered if what they said about love
Was in reality, true

Around me
Everything fell to shambles
My once meaningful words 
Turned to heartless rambles

I was lost, broken, confused
The way you threw it all away
I felt little more than used

Love is pain
That’s what I told my heart
But then I realized
The thing I had missed from the start

It was you that didn’t understand love
You never knew what it was to care
For you to tell me you loved me
Was in truth nothing but unfair

The truth about love is simple
It’s actually quite clear
When you find someone else who understands true love
You have nothing to fear