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Whitney Albright (07-31-1988 / Alabama)
Poems by Whitney Albright : 1 / 107
...To Be Loved...
I asked a languished friend,
“Why did you never marry? ”
His pupils seemed to transcend
As he thought on the contrary
“I didn’t wish to be settled
One woman, all my life’s days
Like the wind, I was unsettled
I was just born that way.
I didn’t want to give up me
Let my desires be vaguely haunted
Freedom, freedom, freedom..
Was all I ever wanted.”
I said, “You’re way different from me! ”
As if he’d given me a shove
“For all I’ve ever wanted,
Was only to be loved.”
Whitney Albright
Submitted: Friday, March 13, 2009
Edited: Monday, May 04, 2009
Poems by Whitney Albright : 1 / 107
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this poem is nice! You have expressed it fine!
it feels great to love and be loved, dear Whitney. this is a well penned poem of expressing real emotions. i love it! : -) : -) : -) : -) : -) : -) : -) : -) : -) : -)
This is a exceptionally well written and beautifully expressed poem, Whitney, and one that tells a fascinating story. I liked your imagery and phrasing in this fine poem very much. A lot of poets are a bit squeamish about using dialog in a poem, but you didn't mind it a bit, and did an outstanding job in conveying the two people's words in this poem very effectively. You are a promising poet with considerable talent. Carl.
Very beautiful. So many women (men too) decide that 'freedom' is better than being in a relationship. What they do not realize is that love gives you freedom in more ways than rejecting it ever could!
A very good point of view from both sides, thankyou for sharing