Ralstins Words

They say that all love is blind
They say that it can heal all wounds
But love has made our wounds
It damned us to be ever distant
For love is blind
I loved holding you in my arms
Talking with you long hours into the night
I listened to you when you spoke
But did not notice what you were telling me
For love is blind
I loved how we needed no words to understand each other
The nights I spent with my head on your breast
Your actions spoke louder than your words
But my love, I didn’t see them
For love is blind
I love the way your personality shone
The great fire in your eyes
You were screaming; something was wrong
But the love I had for they did not let me see
For love is blind
It is my mistake, you see
That we to made what should not be
I stabbed your heart and twisted the knife
The young girl I loved, I hurt your soul
For love is blind, my love
Please, realize I did not mean to cause pain
I meant everything I said
Every time we were together I will never forget
It was my love that hurt you and I am sorry
For love is blind
I am sorry I drove you away
And made it where you could not stay
It was love that damn us to this hell
Please, forgive me for what I have done
And maybe love will bring the sun
For love is blind, the one I loved

Dedicated to Shea Thompson –
The first girl I really had deep feelings for.

Matthew J Riddle
Edited By Sarah Wallace

It is February, the month that I first asked a beautiful young lady to be my girlfriend. Her name Shea Thompson. We met in during the begining of the 2006 fall semester. We dated for almost six month, untill I broke up with her. Our relationship was filled with fun adventures and long talks. We were in love; however, there were things wrong with both of us that we destined to damn our relationship. As I look back, I see so many warning sign of us not working out. I did not see them at the time for I did not want anything to ruin our bliss. When we first started out we were focused on ministering to each other, getting to know that person deeper nothing physical. However, that changed. In the end, we were very physical with one another. As we both look back, we both agree that it was negitave. Furthermore, we realized that we ignored the negative because we were having to much fun and we loved one another too much to bring it up, afraid that we would lose the other. The problems got bigger with the things we left unsaid out of fear. In the end, it was what destroyed us. Looking back I realized that we should have waited before we started dating. Something that I have recently learned is that patience is defiantly worth it, and that even though it might hurt you need to be completely real with whomever you’re with. It will destroy you if you do not talk openly with one another. It is very easy for love to be blind; however, you don’t have to be. It is hard and scary, however it is completely worth it in the end.