Great Expectations

Love we seek.

Great Expectations

Love is not profound

for it is too subjective.

It is merely feelings

linked to concepts.

Learned values and constructs

unique to each one of us

that we then superimpose

upon an unsuspecting world

and add to the swirling mix

of indistinct ideas that become

our shared cultural reality.

But still we search

for notions of perfection,

for the ideal romance,

the kind we heard

as innocent children,

told in fairy tales

like Cinderella or Snow White.

But had we been taught of

the fuzzy boundaries and

the slippages of fixed concepts,

and how interpreted utterance

modifies the context

and context the meaning,

then perhaps our expectations

would be more realistic

and our demands of love

less severe and more enduring.

 

27/11/14

Author's Note

Reviews

[Ruth]

Ah, been a while since reading you dear heart and when I do...well, mind blowing as ever dear friend, reeling xo

[John Alexander McFadyen]

And I have missed such sweet lips and perfect petals dear Poppy. Thank you!

[Ruth]

Ohh, nice! ;) You are welcome hon xo

[John Alexander McFadyen]

I mean it!

[Leslie Philibert]

Being a Dickens fan, looked right away at this, this is a reflective, introspective write, well put together.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you so much Leslie. I could NEVER emulate Dickens though!

[Lyn Anderson]

Absolutely. Part of the struggle is that our idea of love is false.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Exactly and that leads to all sorts of trouble. Many thanks 'M'.