To Love

~ JezzieG

To Love
Form: Raven’s Rovi Sonnet 102

To love completely you must love yourself
Without false pretenses and modesty
For to know love is to know the highest wealth

To be comfortable in your own shoes
Without vanity or preening ego
That is selfishness a man cannot use
But to love you must allow love to grow

I’m sure I love me because I love you
And always put you ahead of myself
And you love me, from the soul that I know
And all other love from my heart eschews
I can face myself with sweet honesty

In your love this is all that I need do
For me to know your love I must be true

©JezzieG2024

Published by JezzieG

I am a freelance writer and poet and started writing after raising my two boys as a way of discovering just who Jez is. That is still very much an ongoing project but the journey so far has introduced me to many wonderful friends and fellow writers through an ever-growing love of poetry.

2 thoughts on “To Love”

  1. There is no cure for love …

    Love Is Not Declined  

    My internal battle is never ending  
    Neither won nor lost 
    My opponent is my ghost 
     
    I forgive with the morning dew 
    And my regrets are few 
     
    There are two breaths in every moment  
    The first one kisses our heart 
    The second breath caresses our soul 
     
    True love is hard to find  
    And impossible to define 
    When found, be exceedingly kind 
    Love can spellbind your mind 
    But blindly, love is not declined 

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