Love is a perfect error

They say life's uncertainty is what makes
Life worth living. Life is imperfect without mistakes.
But I cry for straight-forward love for my sakes!
Like life, love has no second takes.

I wish love was as an occupation.
I would advertise and have CVs for my investigation.
I'd look for dedication and unfaltering with motivation.
I'd look for the perfect candidate and give her my concentration.

I wish love was like filtering water.
I'd watch as the filter would filter
And leave behind those who falter.
I'd smile as the short-list got shorter.

But love is none of that ' predictable.
Yet sometimes it gets boring when things are too probable.
And love would not be love if it were controllable.
But my hope for that sort of love is unstoppable.

I fell for the wrong person once.
I loved the person like an impossible dunce.
I fell for the wrong person once.
Because love in unpredictable ' just pure chance.

I was only human ' not choosing who I loved.
My heart was misplaced and ever so shoved.
My heart was forced in a place and never removed.
My heart was damaged like a delicate hand ' ungloved.

Seeing my pen writing brings me joy.
I fell in love untimely.
My happiness turned into sadness like an upside-down smiley.
I had to leave because the pain increased and wasn't mildly.

Pity it was just wild and untamed.
Too bad my love left me so ashamed.
Too bad I was hurt and unnamed.
Too bad I was hurt and I was the one I blamed.

The thing about falling in love is ‘ we
Never really fall out of it. Like me.
Free and sane is something I won't ever be.
All because love hinders what we see.

Siyaduma Noël Biniza

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Name	Comment	Date
Erna	Siya – your writing is delightful! My favourite line: The thing about falling in love is ‘ we Never really fall out of it. Like me. What’s with the apostrophes ‘ all over the show? Is it a typo? Did you intend to use a comma in all those unlikely (for an apostrophe) places? Points: 2 Needs a bit of editing	2007-12-29
James Tobias	Be careful your poetry doesn’t become too self-centred. You will get away with one or two, but after that your public will tire of it. Write for yourself and for your public - very few should cross over. Good emotion Points 2 - This writing needs a bit of editing and/or re-writing	2007-12-29
Tiyo Kakaza	You convey your feelings well, I can almost touch, perhaps even taste, how you feel! The apostrophes are rather confusing - perhaps they’re there as a visual metaphor? Be careful not to make poems too personal even when written in the first person, poems must feel universal, meaning we must be able to wear the poet (speaker's) shoes without feeling as if we are wearing borrowed shoes. Points 2 - This writing needs a bit of editing and/or re-writing	2008-01-04