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he tells me that he loves me
but he only says it in the dark
only with mystery and danger
when we can’t see who we are
he tells me that he needs me
then he pushes me away
won't let me get too close
and there he begs me to stay
he tells me i am his one and only
he never loved before we met
but i am only one of many
so much potential he now regrets
he tells me that i have done him wrong
with the love i have tried to share
but he says he doesn’t love himself
so my love can only go nowhere
what this means to me: loving someone can be painful, but being loved NEVER should. words and concepts are only as great and powerful as the actions and efforts used to reinforce and support them. a mere idea is nothing until someone makes manifest the thought. it's unfortunate, the amount of potential that is forfeit and disrupted when much of the modern world so shies from showing or exposing too much of how they really feel, and from anyone else who does - "so much potential he now regrets"
About the Creator
⸘jason alan‽
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i am only responsible for what i say
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not for what you understand
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you may learn to be charmed by my [secret‽] discontent
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or you may not
Comments (1)
This was so poignant and true. Loved your poem!