joshattack

The only real love poem in my collection

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Love

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Created on 3-25-07

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I could love you.

I could love you like Van Gogh loved the stars.

I could love you like the blue and black and yellow paints he placed onto canvas loved his touch.

And I could love you like the bristles loved the brush strokes.

But I don't.

I could love you.

I could love you like Michelangelo loved sculpture.

I could love you like the cold clay loved his delicate hands.

And I could love you like the ages have loved David.

But I don't.

I could love you.

I could love you like ivory keys loved Mozart.

I could love you like the quarter notes loved their places in his melodies.

And I could love you like they still do.

But I don't.

I do love you.

But not for the same simple reasons as everyone loves Van Gogh,

Or Michelangelo,

Or Mozart.

I love you for the imperfections.

I love you for the way that individual hairs stand on end and apart.

I love you for the way your bitten off fingernails scratch my hand when I hold yours.

I love you for the way one foot's a little bigger than the other.

To love you for your perfections and disregard the rest could work out just fine,

But not for me.

I love you for you, imperfections and all.

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On April 16th 2007 imbored9909 Said :

	wow, this is my favorite of the ones ive read so far...i never really fell for someone bcuz of there perfections, usaully i fall for them for there perfections and then later on find out about there imperfections, maybe i should start though, i might have better luck

On March 28th 2007 Darkrisky Said :

	this is totally my favorite! honestly i think it's amazing and it's totally sweet and shows the other side of love. Great job!

On March 28th 2007 morbidangel585 Said :

	aww. i think ur right tho. id rather fall for someones imperfections rather than what everyone loves them for. its those lil things that really count =]