Beautiful Transgressions.

By Echoes of Orpheus

Regret is a curious illusion,

It is depressing really,
How quickly a heart can change;

How quickly we can forget and dismiss
the feelings we had at the time of
making a decision.

Sometimes I feel like I'm not being
true to myself and
the person I have always been.

But lies can be beautiful things
and in them, if you stay long enough,
you can find another self
to, ironically, be true to.

The fact is I would do the same thing again.
A thousand times over.
And each time, as this time, I
would wish it didn't have to end.

It's a rude awakening from a romantic's paradigm
of believing in the one

because I wish I could say I don't love her too.

I wish people would stop taking the time
to read the poetry in my eyes;
because falling in love is an easy thing to do
and I love the feeling
far too much to stop you.

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Published on Sunday, April 17, 2011. Filed under: "Poetry"

Comments on "Beautiful Transgressions."

A former member wrote: Very cool. This feels like a reflective work that really falls into introspection on the nature of love and disappointment. I like a thoughtful poem just as much as a creative one. This one was superb.
On Saturday, June 28, 2014, Pride Ed (108) wrote:

I'm certainly not the first to say this, but this poem struck a chord where it hurts most. The most fundamental pieces of human error summed up nicely in a way that reads like art, yet taunts you with a suddenly sickening realization of how flawed and indecisive the human psyche is... Beautifully written.
On Tuesday, August 6, 2013, Elle Amore (17) wrote:

The last few lines of this truly struck me where it hurts. Absolutely beautiful.
On Saturday, November 5, 2011, maddin foxxxy (358) wrote:

I am in awe by the softness and brutal truth in this. I always love to read something not forced, but straight from the darkness of the heart. Excellent!!
On Wednesday, November 2, 2011, ColorMeToxic (240) wrote:

This blew me away, loved it.
On Wednesday, May 18, 2011, Lylani (116) wrote:

this made my skin crawl and made me feel far to exposed, you captured exactly how I feel right now but that I didn't have the words to say. "But lies can be beautiful things" - far too true. Thank you for writing this
On Wednesday, May 4, 2011, mysterylove (99) wrote:

good to see that you're still writing =)
A former member wrote: Wow mind blowing great write :D
A former member wrote: I like the figure at the end; the trope of poetry in the eyes of the lover.... an ancient understanding of the word in its association with love, perhaps... very honest words. Nietzsche presents us with the notion of the eternal return of the same.... a possible criterion for determining action; can one live with one's choices forever, as in... would we choose to love and see it end over and over... or would we buckle under the weight of the end and forsake that which was the beginning... I think it's a moment of true integrity, authentic being, maybe, that one would consistently choose that beauty, however brief, despite the tragedy of its loss. Great sentiments here; thank you.
A former member wrote: no words...simply that you seem far too beautiful a soul to be burdened with darkness. .. .. i know you have written true, true sentiments here; heartfelt and bled.. .. ..
On Monday, April 18, 2011, Scarrzz (238) wrote:

I felt a connection with your older works, but this one is foreign to me. I know there are people like this, that can feel, then forget, then move on, but I wonder if in giving oneself over and over, if there remains as much to give. If one ever truly gives all, as in unconditional love, would it be possible to move on? Perhaps, eventually, almost.
On Monday, April 18, 2011, Fantecstasy (122) wrote:

I think this calls for a drink rather than a comment.
On Monday, April 18, 2011, Echoes of Orpheus (359) wrote:

Only if you have that drink with me too.
A former member wrote: Amazing piece. How long can one live in those lies that become so easy before oneself is lost?
On Sunday, April 17, 2011, Poetic-Realm (258) wrote:

this hit me right where it hurts, its perfect because it shows the complete and total redundancies of love, but still we are foolish in our hopes, in our lies we make just to make our truth, just because its worth it when you make that first decision, its worth it when you tell them you love them the first time. I love this so much, I only wish I knew how to defeat it haha.