If you were to make a list of things you should never do in
the name of love
After the laughter had ceased when you first said
Stop
Then you might say, do not give love cheaply
Do not fall so easily
Because for all the bullshit about flying afterwards
The pavements are stained with the blood of broken birds that
didn’t make it
You might say do not fall in love with the wrong person
You might as well say do not fall in love
Why do we say nobody’s perfect
But demand perfection in ourselves
Why do we go through the motions
Why do we still play against moving goalposts
It’s just a game to those who do lot like it
It is the lifeblood flowing through those who do
We hurt ourselves because we love you
The masochistic tango is our tune
Lots of great lines here. And great quesitons in S2. I found my way here vis The Lost Collective on fb, and glad I did.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much, I read your poem 'and then November' earlier today, I especially liked the final line it made me think of Nature as a gamekeeper of sorts walking through a tangled and overgrown park
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