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A Promise To My Love
by Karin Schaefer
I believe that none could love you
quite as deeply as I do;
And yet I often fail to show
the depth of it to you.
I vow to do the little things,
to show you every day;
But one thing or another
seems to get into the way.
I pledge to be more open,
to have courage and be strong;
But some how fear takes over
and then everything goes wrong.
I dream of perfect love for us,
and hope that it will be;
And yet I end up giving you
a less than perfect me.
I want to be much more for you,
be everything you need.
I hope and seek, beg and pray
"Change me Lord! ", I plead.
You are the only one I want.
It is for you I yearn.
I guess, my love, there's still so much
that I have yet to learn.
I cannot give perfection,
but this I promise I will do -
I will spend my life time learning
how to give my love to you.
© 1999 Karin Schaefer Please respect the rights of the author and Passions in Poetry. If you would like to use this poem on your own web page, please contact the Author. Thank you.
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70 Visitor Comments (from the Voting form)
  • Carol
    this says EXACTLY what i want to say to my husband. thank you so very much. Regards Carol
  • Tegan
    Beautiful
  • Heather
    This was exactly what I wanted to say to my husband! I could have never written such a beautiful poem as this! Keep writing!
  • ariel
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  • Desiree
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  • Josh
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  • Trena
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  • shirley
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  • ABHI
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  • chris
    this poem really touched me because that is how i feel now. The man im with means so much to me and i do need to change. but its just so hard. This poem opened my eyes even more. I LOVE IT!
  • Anja
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  • Jamie
    I loved your poem. It was very touching.
  • Lesley
    This is perfection Karin. so touchingly human in every way. keep writing you are a natural
  • Rick
    This expressed exactly what I want to tell my wife.
  • tosha
    hey i thought that this poem was awesome i think that you should write poems like this more often
  • Dick
    I'M FROM HOLLAND AND THIS POEM SHOWS ME AGAIN THAT LOVE IS UNIVERSAL REALLY BEAUTIFULL
  • shelley
    I think there is alot of people out in the world that needs to read your poem . it get's right down to the point on how alot of love one's don't show there spouses on how love shoulkd be . very very very good !your wonderfull
  • navanitlal
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  • chris
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  • david
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  • Danielle
    Karin, This poem is exactly how I feel about my boyfriend. I just want to be the best person for him, but things get in the way and I feel horrible about it. Your poem expressed my feelings exactly! Love Always, Danielle
  • tina
    This poem took the words right out of my mouth. or more so, right from my heart.
  • susan
    i love it
  • Christena
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  • Virginia
    Karin, My beautiful man and I are going thru some termoil at the minute, I thought it would be nice to TRY and write him a poem. I needed help so I turned to the net. I was cutting and pasting bits and pieces from several poems and going to make it up from there. You have saved me the the time and anguish. Your poem is exactly what I need to say. Thank you so much. Virginia
  • chanda
    Your poem brought me to tears. u didnt miss not one word. For a minute I thought my boyfriend or soon to be ex was talking to me! It really 100% describes what we're going through right now! Sometimes we wish our love ones could read our mind and understand our love, we only so much love to give, and so much we can take. He said, he'll change jus give him a chance. I gave him more than one! Chances were given. if I only knew. what I was getting myself into again! I gave our love another try and he gave me lies he tries to deny! This is the end. I will never love again! I dont understand how someone who says they love you, hurts you! Especially knowing about all my past relationships. It never fails! It always ends this way. love made a fool of me! Thank you again! I jus wanted and needed to express my feelings. Continue doing what u do! God Bless!
  • keshia
    very sweet and romantic i love it
  • TONY
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  • Treen
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  • NICOL
    IT SEEMS AS IF SHE WAS READING MY MIND. WHEN I READ THIS IT FELT LIKE I WROTE IT MYSELF. i COULD RELATE TO EVERYTHING IN THIS POEM AND I LOVE IT. IT'S SIMPLE BUT SO TOUCHING.
  • Jessica
    I really liked it because it reminds me of my boyfriend and I so to the person who wrote this poems keep up the good
  • Alexi
    perfectly said
  • Sadaf
    I think its a beautiful poem. innocent yet portraying a truth which makes it extremely touching!
  • Jamie
    This poem is amazing, It touches my heart and relates to so many!
  • a
    This is the best poem here. I am struggling with these things right now. and it truly touched me thanks more than you know.
  • Steve
    After twenty years of marriage, I finally realized that I have at times been somewhat of a disappointment to my wonderful loving wife, but this poem gave me the strength to improve. Thank You.
  • bethany
    This is a wonderful poem .I fell all these inperfections in my relationship I am happy to see them put to words !
  • retta
    This poem says everything a person in love could say.
  • Kendle
    this poem is deep and it really relates to me about my girlfriend. i love it
  • Shehra
    Tears running down my cheek.!, speechless, moved and touched. Keep it up Karin!.
  • kimberly
    This is me all the way I felt like this poem writen just for me. Me and my boy friend all was fight over this something.
  • erik
    Wow! You captured such emotional feelings so clearly, it mirrored my life so appropriately. (I sent it to my girlfriend instantly). Such clarity, as seen by all the positive responses, seems to have given your work amazing universal appeal. Something that is hard come by in love. Thank you.
  • myx
    simple yet amazing.
  • Wanda
    This author has so much emotion. I'm just discovering her here and she is magnificent.
  • carla
    your poem is so good and means a lot to me.
  • Ashley
    I've been going thru some rough times with my boyfriend & this poem speaks exactly wat i want to tell him. Thanx so much!
  • suketu
    A very good poem. This is what i wanted to say to my love, but i didn't know how. this poem says it all. Very good poem
  • Tonnie
    A very special poem to a special person
  • Dom
    an incredibly beautiful poem. this is what i had been trying so hard to say to my girlfriend but could not quite put the words together. i had to send it to her immediately. thank you.
  • Angel
    Absolutely beautiful - it touched my soul!
  • CHRISTIE
    THIS IS WONDERFUL.. IT SEEMS TO BE ONE THAT EVERYONE COULD RELATE TO AND BENEFIT FROM. AND NO MATTER WHAT KIND OFRELATIONSHIP YOU ARE IN (A MOTHER- DAUGHTER, FATHER-SON, ROMANTIC), ANY KIND IT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT EVERYONE COULD DO FOR ONE ANOTHER..
  • Lisa
    I really like this poem because it fits my relationship perfectly. I'm always scared to really show how I feel towards someone and by reading this it made things seem better.
  • Madhupa
    Excellent
  • ben
    excellent poem...keep it up...
  • Lorraine
    What a wonder poem! I've read it more than once and cried every time! Definitely a three-sheeter (Kleenex)!
  • Jess
    i realli like this poem..realli speaks exactly how im feeling right now..brought tears to my eyes =)
  • Toni
    I was so touch by this poem it made me cry. My husband and I are going through some tough times and this says every thing about how I feel at this time.
  • Insomniac
    Lovely Poem...one of the best I've read so far!
  • Emily
    This is one of the best poems that I have ever read. It brought tears to my eyes and made me think of myself. You have a winner right here.
  • Kazza
    Hey girl that poem is so beautiful thankyou for sharing your loving work with us.. keep up the great work. your doing excellent :)
  • John
    For soulmates
  • Yanique
    Karin, I am a poet myself and so I am picky,but your poem went deep down somewhere in my soul, and I realized that you explained to my lover what I couldn't express in words. This piece is incredible, and I had to send it to my lover as soon as I read it. You did a great job, and that's exactly what great poets do.CONGRATS!!!!
  • Wendy
    I love this poem I think it is beautiful and it really touched me good luck.
  • S.P.
    It's an excellent poem! I find it perfect for what i need to express to my sweetie. Thanx a lot!
  • Paul
    Wow, you've showed what I've been trying to say for awhile now, I thank you very much. I'm not the best writter when it comes to poems, so I have a hard time showing my feelings. Thank You Best wishes on your next poem
  • eva
    this poem is great it really is my life. i hope you do not mind if i give it to someone that has been hard for me to put the right word and feelings together.
  • kobe
    your poem touches me heart in so many ways. it have all the best words to talk about promise. i like promising the people i are and i will used some of your words. thanks and keep up with good work.
  • tina
    the poem was absolutely beautiful and the feelings that were said in words were felt while reading.
  • Michele
    I am going through a rough time with my boyfriend right now. This poem gives a voice to everything I am feeling. When I read it, I cried. This poem is amazing.
  • Emma
    This poem just said so simply what i have been trying to express to my partner for three years!
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