Love Poem

THIS IS NOT A LOVE POEM!
You'll find here no pretty words.
No metaphor. No simile.
No Shakespearean comparison.
THIS IS NOT A LOVE POEM!

I have............................................................. been loved.
I have............................................................. loved.
Never............................................................. simultaneously.
I have shared no tender moments
No cutesy Facebook photos.
This is not a love poem.
My heart is scarred and oft broken.
Still it beats, pumping blood.
Feeding the beast.
My hopes and dreams............................................................. destroyed,
............................................................. broken, ............................................................. fragmented,
Destroyed by the one spoken word,............................................................. ............................................................. The word no man wants to hear.............................................................
The quietly spoken............................................................. oft uttered............................................................. "No."
The words no one ever spoke to me .............................................................
"I love you"