Love Poem: We Did Truly Love
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Written by: Christuraj Alex

We Did Truly Love

I know it started skin-deep. Pull! In love I fell.
Charm gave kinetic kick; Unique magical spell! 
I don't negate the touches; Tea to refresh! 
Did we not rise above our hunger of the flesh? 

Did I impose any constrain? Did I demand?
To fulfill my desires, did I ever command? 
Did I receive more and gave very miserly?
Did I not bestow you liberty entirely...? 

I reserved no gains in you for my egotism,
Offered myself with an absolute altruism; 
Flawless perfection was not that in you I sought,
It's toward honest love that I had always fought...!

Your waiting for hours for me to come back to deign,
Waiting on me while ill, midst your physical pain;
Staying close when rich; in penury still closer,
In times of troubles you became poise-composer...!

This is why our love, today, has turned true marvel,
Resurrecting and reviving from stages larval;
Passions, like reservoirs of nectar, brim-filling,
Our life has been tree near streams, in freshness thrilling...!


11 August 2022 
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