Posts tagged “love”
Two small moments define love for me: my father pulling my mother up to dance to their cheesy song on an empty beach, and my impossibly cool brother literally stepping back, breathless at the sight of his girlfriend. Those unguarded moments are what the word means to me.
Yesterday I was ready to write off love as a glorified mating instinct dressed in rationalizations. Then I saw Love Actually and got sappy. The perfect guy already happened to me and I blew it. So: love is bullshit, love is glorious, and I want it desperately anyway.
I can only love him from a distance. When we're close, I lose sight of what matters; when we're apart, it's all I can see. I've proven myself wrong again and again, and I keep making the same mistake. I am the worst person in the world.
A modified version of Gabrielle's "Out of Reach" about heartbreak, confusion, and slowly moving on from a love that was never meant to be.
A poem about being stuck in an uncertain relationship, torn between staying and leaving, wanting more but unsure if I'm even wanted. Hot and cold signals, growing attachment despite the imperfect match. I can't explain it, but I can't quite let go either.
I keep searching for perfection while falling for the wrong guys. Am I asking too much of the world and myself? Should I settle and call my search a halt? I can't be honest with someone else when I can't even tell myself when enough is enough.
A poem about unrequited love and longing for someone beautiful but indifferent, whose very existence feels like torture. The world shaped them perfectly, but left no room for me.
A poem and note to someone I love who loves another. I love them more than my own existence, so I'll love whoever makes them happy. But if they're ever unsure about their relationship, I hope they remember what real love feels like.
I'm in love, terrified, and moving fast. I've found someone who feels like a missing piece of myself, and their absence physically aches. I don't want friendship or labels. I just want them to hold me and say they miss me too.
