Authentic Love* Poem by Ulysses Cabinatan

Deceit
Lies
Heart breaks
Pretending to love each other
but faux love erodes its luster
it fades and wears
as time passes

Apprehensions
Confusions
Jealousy
Plastic love gives
Fancy
Pretensions
Only tensions and anxiety it brings

Don’t hold on it
Let it go
Don’t cling with it
Escape from its claws

Tolerance
Appreciation
Respect
is what real love gives
Its brilliance shines
Like real diamond from the mines

It doesn’t wear nor tear
With the passing years
Nor its luster fades
When you put it in the shade
It continues to glitter
Like a pure gold it glisters

Trust, consideration,
Understanding, balance
Authentic love shows forth its beauty and radiance


~Champs Ulysses Cabinatan
*free verse/ love/ gratitude