***love Is True Or Sometimes It Can Be An Illusion*** Poem by mona martinez

I did what I was familiar or with,
and in the end,
it left me back at the beginning,
this is not love,
nor is it lust,
what I have been taught when I was younger,
was still lies I’m learning to work through,
getting to know a person,
never happens fast,
love at first sight,
is being blinded by what more to come,
filled with sadness and pain,
all of the so called “happy”
is just an illusion,
it what traps you in,
it what makes you feel guilty,
when you have no reason to,
love is something,
that never just happens,
it happens when it suppose to,
and when it meant to,
it wasn't meant to be rushed,
or else all you will ever find is pain,
love does not hurt, control, lie,
it filled with honesty,
and knowing of the person,
love is deep,
it is never shallow.
3-29-13