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UNREQUITED
We don’t dine with
just anyone
(Green)
We don’t make life plans with
just anyone
(Yellow)
We don’t sacrifice for
just anyone
(Scarlet)
We don’t give to
just anyone
(Emerald)
We don’t forgive
just anyone
(Pearl)
We don’t tolerate
just anyone
(Orange)
We don’t share deep truths with
just anyone
(Lavender)
We don’t trust
just anyone
(Blue)
We don’t live with
just anyone
(Gray)
We don’t deeply love
just anyone
(Pink)
We don’t hug
just anyone.
(Honey)
We don’t kiss, deeply or not,
just anyone.
(Blush)
We aren’t alone with
just anyone.
(Turquoise)
We aren’t intimate with
just anyone.
(Passion Red)
We aren’t naked with
just anyone.
(Purple)
We don’t wake to sunrises with
just anyone
(Amber)
We don’t share sunsets with
just anyone
(Magenta)
Actions and words speak ....
I have become.....I am ....to you.
just anyone.
(Midnight)
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J. S. Wade
Since reading Tolkien in Middle school, I have been fascinated with creating, reading, and hearing art through story’s and music. I am a perpetual student of writing and life.
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Comments (8)
Wow, this was colorful and deep. The end was........a tad sad.
Oh my. What a slap at the end. Fantastic poem, Scott.
Wow! That ending felt like a kick to the stomach. Very well done.
Wow, this was so creative and the ending really cut deep. Well done
This one whelms me with its complete relatability.
Loved this piece! Love the way you took so many relatable statements and formed a very poignant, powerful and heartfelt poem! Just FYI, I've included it in my Vocal Deep Cuts 3 -https://vocal.media/journal/vocal-deep-cuts-3
Impressive and heartfelt!!👏💖💕
This was very relatable