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LOVE WITH DOUBT
poem

LOVE WITH DOUBT


Love is a gentle flame,

warm enough to light a heart,

yet fragile enough

to flicker in the smallest breeze.


I hold it carefully,

this feeling that lifts me

and frightens me

at the same time.


Your smile says “stay”

Your silence whispers “go,”

and somewhere in between

my heart tries to understand the truth.


Some days love feels certain –

like sunlight touching water, clear, warm, real.

Other days it trembles

like a question with no answer,

a voice asking quietly,

“What if this isn’t what it seems?”


I want to believe

in every word, every promise,

every moment that feels like forever.


But doubt sits in the corner,

not shouting –

just watching,

waiting,

wondering if love can truly hold.


Still, I choose to hope.

To give space for trust to grow,

to let honesty breathe,

to let love try again.


Because sometimes

the strongest hearts

are not the ones without doubt –

but the ones that love

in spite of it.


In the quiet hours I trace the edges of this uncertainty,

feeling how it softens rather than shatters what we share.


Each hesitant step becomes a quiet act of courage,

and the space between us holds both fear and the slow return of light.

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Faith S. (@Nicericks) 29/09/2026
Great
Esther the star (@speace56com) 03/10/2026
Thanks

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Poems & storyteller
Bayelsa, Nigeria
I am someone still figuring out what I want, but I am actively building the skill to express myself and make it easier for people to understand me.

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