How can I love you?

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    How can I love you?
    This poem is about the worst choice I ever made in my life and how it's affected my faith not just in God, but in myself.

    How can I love you if I can’t love myself?
    Material poor but in soul I had wealth
    Each night in dark silence pray to you proclaim
    Hands clasped, lips uttered your name.
    I’d close my eyes and hear you speaking
    Now heart beats to the sound of silent weeping
    Chosen path, barefoot taken
    One-sided nightmare I hope from to awaken
    Please forgive me what else can I say?
    I lost my footing I lost my way.
    Knowing now what it is to carry the cross of wood
    How will I be able to turn this bad to good?
    Condemned by my own human desire
    Sulphur smelling purgatories fire

    Please forgive me for my human error
    Your silence to me - the worst terror
    There was a time we’d converse every day
    But now it seems I’ve sent you away
    All I ask is to see once more
    Your love for me was once so sure
    Please I beg let me feel your embrace
    So once more we may talk face to face
    Living a life of constant regret
    My life I offer to you in payment of debt
    The path taken was the biggest mistake
    A choice of remorse to ever make
    In my choice I ruined my health
    How can I love you if I can’t love myself?

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    keenperception commented on How can I love you?

    09-22-2009

    In you I see me, both looking for the reason? Why, what, where, when? His voice it sounds so sweet and small yet gives me great all mighty power! In you I see me, in me I see the power of Grace! To forgive my self is the way to find I have arrived! Take his love it is freely given! Thank you for an evening of sharing!
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    Tempestlady commented on How can I love you?

    07-30-2009

    Wow! To err is human. To forgive is also. Just sometimes sorry is not enough. So remember when the road gets tough, there one abve tht loves you enough. Good poem about regret and mistakes. Write on...
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    hdmac commented on How can I love you?

    06-12-2009

    Riveting poem. It seems that you are talking about your relationship with God. I like the way you portray your feelings on the page.
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    am2anangel commented on How can I love you?

    05-22-2009

    absolutely amazing. I'm sitting here in a public library almost in tears. The battle to love oneself can seem daunting at times. Trust in God and know he loves you regardless and will never turn his back on you. I can't really express why this poem moved me so much. It just did. Thank you for sharing.
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    EasilyBroken commented on How can I love you?

    05-06-2009

    You will get your faith back, We all make mistakes.
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