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i told you i hated sappy poems

about life; love; joy; pleasure; fluffiness

i hate them because i never could understand

what all the buzz about love was

or maybe i hate them because i tried so hard to understand

but i never could



sappy poems sapped the life out of me

fantasizing about floating on clouds

imaginary ponies and a knight in shining armor

but the reality of it was

a blackened heart and a broken mirror

a shattered life, a torn identity



the pieces glued themselves together

and desperately sought to find inspiration

for a sonnet, for a song, for just one kind verse

yet still--nothing



solace was sought; found in what had knocked me off my pedestal

the written word had my soul written all over it

loyalty for warmth and light--lost

black, cold, hard--found

with but one candle left behind in the caverns



somehow-i don't know how-you found the solitary candle

and kindled it with your love

i didn't mean to let you in

you shouldn't have gotten in past the dragons who guard the gates

perhaps, though, the gods had mercy on you and let you pass



perhaps, though, the gods had mercy on me and let you pass



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christ, i hate love poems

they make you feel all tingly

and you feel like love can change the world

they're useless, they're worthless, they're mindless

see why i hate love poems?



see why i love you?