Here i am, again
writing another sad poem
hoping the pain seeps away
in the emotions that create the words
Hoping in its expression
it loses some of its power
over me
knowing fully well
that hope has never been on my side
Yet the feelings cannot be denied

i sit here in front of this fireplace
Reckoning the issue at hand
the idea of loving someone who is Free
free not to love one back
free to fall out of love
free to take one to heaven in the morning
and drop one off in hell before noon

the idea of loving someone
bound to follow their true feelings
as they change with time

the idea of loving someone
while getting nothing in return

I always said
a love that requires choosing is no love at all
now that I’ve lost my freedom to love
these words have come back to haunt me
i didn’t choose to fall in love with you
yet i did
Hopelessly
Beyond all rationality
how do you feel so close to someone
who feels so far away...