In and Out of Love

In and Out of Love

In and out of love I go,

but this time it felt real

I searched, I found—he answered

the ache I couldn’t conceal

For a while, it was forever,

or so it seemed to be.

Now heartbroken, I whisper,

The fool was me.

So in and out of love I drift again,

Still gullible in the hands of men

I told my self I would take it slow,

yet hearts don’t listen when they glow.

He swore he’d stay, then slipped away

Like every sweet-tongued lie they say

I bite my tongue, pretending I am tough

Tells friends and mirrors “I’ve had enough”

it’s late at night, when silence bites

I dream in colours edged with delights.

I still rise again, like women do

Brush off the ash, step into new

But love won’t come with open trust

It now must earn what once was just

So in and out of love again, this time it might be real

No more pain, no more wounds left to heal.