6 Years

By Quietus










Catch me on a good day and you only cross my mind once or twice,
A fleeting moment.
On a bad day, you are the only thing I can think about.

Why have I never been enough?
Why couldn’t I make you love me more?
Why won’t you let me go?
Why can I not let you go?

Sometimes, in the silence that passes between us, I wonder if I ever loved you at all.
Most of the time it feels like my heart is on fire and you’re the kerosene.
If that isn’t what love feels like, then I guess I’ve been a fucking fool.








 

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Copyright 2020 Quietus
Published on Sunday, November 15, 2020.     Filed under: "Poetry"

Author's Note:

6 years is how long I’ve been in love with someone emotionally unavailable, so I think that last line really rings true.
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  • I IS ME On Monday, November 16, 2020, I IS ME (406)By person wrote:

    Love can be a crazy confusing thing, we like dark love. Tight

  • Drea On Sunday, November 15, 2020, Drea (1443)By person wrote:

    This feels familiar, and that’s painful. Write on.

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