I Wanted Your Love

A splash of color

enters your speech, berating

me for being me.

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My opinions were

foolish to you, childish, lame.

You had no respect.

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I tried to obtain

a scrap or shred of your love,

but you were empty.

***

If only I had

caught your tricks earlier,

spared myself the pain.

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I loved you truly,

but you did not love me back.

Were you a mirage?