No Crime But Punishment Poem by Sonya Florentino

No Crime But Punishment

Rating: 5.0


I love you like a cliché
I’m not ashamed one bit
If love is a crime, I plead guilty
No, I am not innocent

I have partaken of the forbidden fruit
And I will suffer gladly its poison
I have given my heart to you
I will not love you less
If you return it to me broken

I love you like a cliché
And yes, I am a fool
But love rules
I am not immune to its folly

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Patti Masterman 14 November 2009

Come to think of it now; love seems perfect for enclosing cliches within it's bounds. I loved the unusual theme of this poem about love..(smile)

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Rakesh Bedi 14 November 2009

the inherent infinity of Love, bound by human mind......hence, creating helplessness....a nice poem, sonya....

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Patrick A. Martin 22 November 2009

The world is full of clich'e why should love miss out. This is a fine poem on so many levels. I have never understood the pain involved in love as being a punishment. I wonder how love survives it seems to me there are so many reasons to stay away from it. -----10

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Susan Jarvis 21 November 2009

Oh, but this poem breathes new life into the term cliché - could it be that you're subverting the meaning. I see hope on the horizon of heart-break! S ;)

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Alison Cassidy 18 November 2009

An honestly stated and thoroughly enchanting poem about devotion. My first husband had a horror of what he called 'the hollow cliches of romantic love'. Perhaps that is why, after 27 years, I left him for one who wrote me poems. Love, Allie ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

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nomad omnia 17 November 2009

fearless expression....

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Sandra Fowler 16 November 2009

A genuine example of unconditional love. Fine work, Sonya. Always your friend at poemhunter, Sandra

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Sonya Florentino

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Manila, Philippines (residing NYC)
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