She doesn’t love you back–
It’s as hurtful and as simple as that.
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“Reality Check”
Tag: pain
“Curtail, Curtailing, Curtailed”
I attempt to hide it–
Enshroud it
With the gossamer folds
Of my simpering heart;
Yet, it seeps into my eyes
And pours out of my skin.
I coax it to remain
Within the confines
Of my quivering soul;
Yet, the insistent thrum
Of its pullulating intensity
Crashes the disinterest
That I try to maintain.
Yes, I love you and–
Forgive me, darling–
I opt to curtail
This preposterous desire.
(So, goodbye, goodbye.
Yes, I see you but–
Goodbye.)
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“Snuff”
And then, suddenly,
It was all snuffed out;
As if a tropical storm
Came to take it away–
And you’re left
At its insidious center,
Forced to make do
With the dilapidated remains
Of what could have been.
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