Dear Love: A Collection of Poetry

By Marisa De Maio

Dear Love,
I hope these words find you.
These are the words I never said.
These are the words that needed to be heard.
Please keep in mind that
This is my heart in your hands—
Be gentle.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Jul 8, 2019
• ISBN: 9781728304045

Marisa De Maio

I have always believed that our words and actions hold the power to impact those around us, so we must live life fully and purely. Notorious for feeling everything incredibly too deeply and making others’ pain my own, I pull my inspiration from personal experiences as well as the unfamiliarity I have found in others. I fell in love with writing for the way that it healed me.

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Published by AuthorHouse 07/03/2019

ISBN: 978-1-7283-0405-2 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-7283-0404-5 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2019903114

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Contents

Dear God,

Misplaced Anger

The Loving and the Losing

First Sight

Sweetest Thing

Everlasting

First Kiss

Dance

Poison

Falling

Darkened Soul

The Last Supper

Deceiving

Us

Tuesday

Games

Weak

12:24 a.m.

Distraction

Mourning

Red Flags

Favorite Rhyme

Lifeline

Missing You

Drowning

Lost Love

He Knew

Heartbreak

Hypocrite

Too Bad

Rock Bottom

Fire

Another

Souvenirs

Predator

Gemini

Beautiful Lies

Warning

Pretender

Darkness

Breaking Hearts

Madness in Him

Cravings

The Devil’s Keeper

False Hope

My Home

We Are Not Over

Sin

Flames

Forever

Enough

Excuses

Mine

Gambling Man

Sure Thing

Gone

Fast in Love

Haunted

I Cried

Your Home

Ragdoll

All of You

July

Unfaithful

Undeserving

August

Breathless

October 14th

Lost

Caution

Alive

Prayers

Shadows

His

Half of Me

You Were Right

Inspiration

My Truth

Leave Me Something

Heavy

One Month

Unbothered

Survival

Night #57

Suicide

When He Comes Back

When He Comes Back

Last Time

Contradiction

The One

2:19 a.m.

Beautiful Addiction

Regrets

Convenience

Ex

Relapse

Love Me

Trust Is Dead

Sweeter

Selfish

When I Asked Him Why He Left

Addict

Holding On

Waiting

Getting Back Together

Hurting Love

Empty

Time Apart

Almost

Protector

Falling Through Your Fingers

Think Before You Act

Done

Wandering Hearts

Not Yours

Narcissist

Check Out

Drained

Dying Flames

Move On

Unintentional Acceptance

Habit

Liar

Take Accountability

The Ultimate Cop-Out

Someone Will Love Me Better

Cherish

Two

Replacement

One Year, Eleven Months, and Seventeen Days

Tainted Love

Empty Searches

Change

Strangers Again

Goodbye to You

The Letting Go and the Healing

The Letting Go

Note to Self

Real Love

Cold

Only I Can Fix Me

Their Loss

Undeserving

Coming Back to Life

New Skin

When You Leave

Actions

Appreciation

Never Satisfied

Forced

When Love Comes

Heavy Hearts

Home

Strength

Dear Genuine Love,

God’s Guidance

Love Lives Here

Good Enough

The Fixer

Want It All

Clean

Too Late

God’s Plan

Deserving Love

Evolving

Clear Minds

Salt

Missing a Lie

Perspective

Never Settle

Thank You

Soft/Strong

Don’t Speak

Revolving Door

Carry On

Awakening

Validation

Closure

Control

Healing

You Are a Light

Your Worth

Unfortunate

Worthless Words

Repair

More than Enough

The Right One

You Will Know

Strong

Modern-Day Love

Self-Love

Moving Forward

Contentment

Searching

Lessons

More Love

Dear Love,

A Letter to the One Before You

A Letter to You

Dear Love,

A Letter to the Reader

Dear Love,

I hope these words find you.

These are the words I never said.

These are the words that needed to be heard.

Please keep in mind that

This is my heart in your hands—

Be gentle.

For those who hurt me,

And those who helped me heal—

Thank you.

Dear God,

Why have you cursed me so? Why have you