The drawbacks were many Set up in random, thin lines As if they were equal As if nothing else mattered But love is discriminate With its pitiful adoration Exchanged for consequence Sprinkled with an ignorance That verges on the unkind Separated by a slim thread Like a dance on the tightrope With eyes firmly shut … Continue reading A Slim Thread
She loves me with a fear That doesn’t discriminate Even when she looks away With that tear in her eye And I can’t judge her For that sense of apathy That creeps in sometimes Pain that looks like love Love that smells like hate And I can’t let her go This idea of who she … Continue reading Blurring Her Edges
“If you love me, won’t you let me know?” ~Coldplay Apparently love makes the world go ’round. It’s responsible for some of the most massive structures known to man, for the fall of kings, and for the uncanny ability it has to turn a rainy day into a sunny one. Of course it can also … Continue reading Four-Letter Word
“He didn’t tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it.” ~Clarence Budington Kelland The man gets up every morning at the crack of dawn, looking for a moment to stretch, to reflect, and to drink his coffee. He sits on his couch as the shadow of the large maple … Continue reading Watching the Man
There’s this young woman who just can’t seem to keep a man. Either that or the men she’s attracting just aren’t good enough for her. She’s really great at most everything else in her life, but this one problem seems to keep rearing its ugly head, and I just have to wonder when she’ll find … Continue reading That Taylor Swift Narrative
This is love Patiently silent Expressively still Waiting to move To feel pain A wakening of the soul Vibrations from beneath Folding in from above A diligent love Awash in guilt And latent promises Begging for redemption Solidly stagnant Forced into submission By anyone but you These molten tears Darkening into shadow Blending with anger … Continue reading This is Love
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