Dear Love: An Original Poetic Letter by Rolling With Ro

Take a listen to the spoken word video or read the poem yourself. Rolling with Ro writes a letter to love to ask a couple questions about why it is love can’t seemingly be found. Happy Valentines day to all.

DEAR LOVE,

WHY ARE YOU SO HARD TO FIND? EVERYDAY I SEARCH FOR YOU TO LET YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE MINE, I HEAR ABOUT YOU ALL THE TIME.

ABOUT HOW YOU MAKE PEOPLE FEEL, BUT SINCE I CAN’T FIND YOU I’M STARTING TO QUESTION IF YOU ARE REAL.

YOU ARE ONLY FOUR LETTERS AND VERY EASY TO SAY,

BUT I’VE SEEN PEOPLE MISUSE YOU ONLY FOR THEIR MATERIAL GAINS.

WHY DO YOU MAKE PEOPLE CRY? WHY DO YOU CAUSE SO MUCH PAIN?

WHAT IS IT ABOUT YOU LOVE? IS THAT REALLY YOUR NAME?

NOW DON’T GET ME WRONG AND PLEASE DON’T YOU STOP; BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN OTHER PEOPLE GLOATING IN YOUR GLORY, EXPRESSING THEIR LOVE ON TOP.

ARE YOU AFRAID OF ME? IS IT SOMETHING WITHIN MYSELF?

WHAT IS IT ABOUT ME THAT KEEPS YOU HIDDEN LIKE A SMALL ORNAMENT ON A LARGE SHELF?

WHAT DO YOU DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME? ARE YOU EVER ALONE?

WHY AM I SO DISTURBINGLY WEAK YET OTHERS WHO HAVE FOUND YOU ARE MIRACULOUSLY SO STRONG?

ANOTHER THING I’VE HEARD ABOUT YOU IS THAT YOU CAN GO BOTH WAYS! ONE MINUTE A PERSON SAYS THEY HAVE LOVE AND IN THE NEXT BREATH THEY HAVE HATE.

ARE YOU REALLY REAL? HOW WILL I EVER KNOW? WILL I JUST WAKE UP ONE MORNING AND FIND YOU STANDING AT MY DOOR?

SOME PEOPLE WILL KILL OTHERS AND DO IT IN YOUR NAME!  DAMN WHAT A SHAME! I DON’T WANT THAT KIND OF PAIN!

ARE YOU THAT TYPE OF PERSON LOVE? ARE THESE ALLEGATIONS TRUE?IF THAT’S HOW YOU ARE GOING TO BE THEN I MAY NEED TO STAY AWAY FROM YOU.

HOWEVER….

I WONT GIVE UP ON FINDING YOU AND I HOPE THIS LETTER FINDS YOU WELL.  I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVES FEELS LIKE! I WANT A HAPPY STORY TO TELL.

I WAS TOLD IF WHEN I STOP LOOKING FOR YOU, THAT YOU WOULD SOMEHOW FIND ME. MAYBE THAT IS MY PROBLEM LOVE AND WHY IT APPEARS YOU’RE HIDING FROM ME.

DEAR LOVE. WHY ARE YOU SO HARD TO FIND. EVERYDAY I SEARCH FOR YOUR TO LET YOUR KNOW THAT YOUR MINE. DO I EVER CROSS YOUR MIND? – Ro “Rollingwithro” Spivey – 2/14/2015