Dodging love

by Yakari Gabriel   May 19, 2016


The ocean is wide indeed,
I just don't think it is wide enough to cover my truth.
some weeks ago my friend said that I like
compromised people, because I fear another broken heart.
I wanted to argue, tell her no.
its all non-sense.
play the lawyer and justify my actions
say that I just like what I like..
it was just a coincidence,
That all my love interest, whether platonic or not
were all reserved seats.
front row, judges for a show
of another artist.

But I didn't fight it,
I let her think what she wants to think
because silence is easier than complimenting her on
how well she knows me.
because silence is easier than admitting,
that the last time I loved made sure I never desired love again
The last time is birthmark on my skin, a perfume the color of vulnerability.
your cruelty was a bite in my neck.
they ask me- why with a so called pretty face
I still hide it behind a party of curls.
maybe because I feel like
your name is written
on my forehead

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  • 7 years ago

    by Em

    I love this. It's relatable in a sense that we have no doubt all been there or all will get there, where we try and hide behind our masks that we don't want to love or be loved but in fact we all desire love and probably all need it. I know how hard it is to overcome something that's seems imprinted on our heads and our hearts alike even though it was a bad thing for me but whether good or bad the memories will always be there. It's also personal to you.

    Great write, Em

  • 7 years ago

    by Brenda

    I love this- attempting to avoid love but realizing that's not happening- really well written-

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