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How would you measure love?

In weeks?

Months?

Years?

Or in centimeters…
Inches, or feet?

And even if there was a way…would you use it? If you could ever, ever measure the depth of another person’s feelings, would you?
And if you would…why? There are so many words to help us—love, adore, cherish…

What if…you didn’t love someone the way you thought you did, or vice versa? Could you stay, and allow them to believe you care for them as much as they hope?

Or would it simply…not matter? If they loved you, would that be enough? Or would that feeling be forced into the measurements, to be later thrown aside, scorned for not being “enough?”

And if it wasn’t enough…what would be? Could you ever truly be happy? If you could…how? Is it simply a matter of taking what you can get and giving all you have in return? Or is it taking all in your reach, and hoarding it to yourself?

And if you did…would you be happy?

Would you measure love, if you could?

And if you did…


Why?
:iconcloudrunner64:

Author's Comments

I care about this one. Please keep your hands to yourself, mkay?

Also...categories...:faint:

So answer me. If you could...would you?


(C) -Me.

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:iconrenosangel:
No. It would be too painful.

*stalks*

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"Nah, think I'll pass. My heart just wouldn't be in it. Haven't got one, you know." - Axel

"You...you...YOU USELESS FLOPPING FISH YOU D<" ~cloudrunner64

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:iconblanzeflor:
I hate critiquing someone else's words. I don't mind pointing out a misspelled word or misplaced comma, but other than that--it feels like defiling the sacred. Your words, a writer's words, are a part of themselves, well, that's the way I feel about my own.
I will just say that I think if the words were rearranged into lines differently, it could be categorized as Open form poetry. That's how I instinctively wanted to read it, anyway. Keep the formatting the same for the measurements. For example, separate the "dentimeters, inches, feet" part into separate lines as you did for "weeks, months, years" or vice versa. Whichever you prefer.

I just think in an abreviated but emotional piece like this, the visual impact of the word layout conveys a lot of emotion as well.

I like the concept behind it--the message. I was a little surprised by the last word, "Why?" but then I don't know your intention for the piece. I only know what I take away from it personally.

Well done.

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"My words fly up, my thoughts remain below: Words without thoughts never to heaven go." Hamlet, III.iii

"My thoughts are always aloft, and my words fall oft to the sand: Thoughts without words are my torment, and no one understands." Blanzeflor
:iconcloudrunner64:
That's my thinking, too.

*is stalked*

*points at lit tag* Now I match you guys. xD

And...yahoo is a bitch. JUST so you know.

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The word 'sparkly' has been forever defiled.
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They would see the sparkling alone and be...DDIIEEEEE HELL SPAWNED ABOMINATIONNNNN!!!!! --~renosangel
:iconrenosangel:
No wonder i hasnt seen youz..

*pouts*

I suppose I could try to prod msn into working..

its the same as my yahoo, with @hotmail.blahblahblah at the end of it.

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"Nah, think I'll pass. My heart just wouldn't be in it. Haven't got one, you know." - Axel

"You...you...YOU USELESS FLOPPING FISH YOU D<" ~cloudrunner64

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:iconcloudrunner64:
I thought about that, actually, with separating that part...Hmm. I suppose it does mess with the flow a little.

Well, that was the question I was asking...if you could, why? I thought ending with the question was more powerful than ending on "Would you measure love, if you could?" *shruggle*

But. Yes. xD Thank you for your well-thought out and useful comment ^^ I appreciate your reading it and offering feedback.

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The word 'sparkly' has been forever defiled.
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They would see the sparkling alone and be...DDIIEEEEE HELL SPAWNED ABOMINATIONNNNN!!!!! --~renosangel
:iconcloudrunner64:
*sulks in corner* Yus. That is why.

If I can't kick yahoo harder, I'll go about adding you. :3 Though you might have to put up with my horrible handwriting since MSN has been "Message cannot be delivered" -ing me lately. That bastard. They're in league, i tell you, in league!

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The word 'sparkly' has been forever defiled.
...
They would see the sparkling alone and be...DDIIEEEEE HELL SPAWNED ABOMINATIONNNNN!!!!! --~renosangel
:iconrenosangel:
Its been doing that to me a lot too.. especially with im doing anything that takes up my bandwidth.. >.>

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"Nah, think I'll pass. My heart just wouldn't be in it. Haven't got one, you know." - Axel

"You...you...YOU USELESS FLOPPING FISH YOU D<" ~cloudrunner64

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:iconcloudrunner64:
I about murdered it the other day. -.- Trying to talk to my friends and it's like NO U DUNT. Bastard.

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The word 'sparkly' has been forever defiled.
...
They would see the sparkling alone and be...DDIIEEEEE HELL SPAWNED ABOMINATIONNNNN!!!!! --~renosangel
:iconrenosangel:
Whats yahell doing to you?

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"Nah, think I'll pass. My heart just wouldn't be in it. Haven't got one, you know." - Axel

"You...you...YOU USELESS FLOPPING FISH YOU D<" ~cloudrunner64

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