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I can't make you love me

A breakup nonete.

By F Cade SwansonPublished 2 years ago • Updated 2 years ago • 1 min read
I can't make you love me
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“I can’t make you love me if you don’t.”

Bonnie Raitt sure did have it right.

You made me forget myself,

unremember my pride.

I longed for you to

reciprocate

my feelings.

You could

not.

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About the Creator

F Cade Swanson

Queer dad from Virginia now living and writing in the Pacific Northwest. Dad poems, sad poems, stories about life. Follow me on instagram at @fcadeswanson

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    Written by F Cade Swanson