A love poem musing about my love for the girl that broke my heart.
— Een liefdesgedicht mijmerend over mijn liefde voor het meisje dat mijn hart brak.
Why do I still love her? she broke my heart so long ago, yet, from time to time I'll still think of her, and ponder why I fell in love (with her), why do I still feel this way? My memories of her, are as I loved her then, and while I'll wonder how she looks today, I can still recall her voice, and see her as she calls my name, why do I still feel this way? as time has gone by, I’ll not think of her for a while, then I’ll be reminded, and the memories will come flooding back, and my feelings for her too, why do I still feel this way? I’ll try not to think of her for too long (a time), as I know, the longer I think of her, the longer it will take, for my feelings for her to fade (again), why do I still feel this way? there has been new love, and maybe for a little while, I'd be distracted, while the new love lasts, and I’ll think of her a little less, until the next time I'm reminded of her, why do I still feel this way? after all this time, why am I unable to forget her? why am I unable to let her go? why do I still feel this way? why do I still love her?
(© 2020 – 2025 , Neil Nathan, ‘Why do I still love her?’, The Hague. Published 2020)