We say
we will get married
if we get to 40
and still single
For now
we just
fuck passionately
in between our
each semi-committed relationship
Deep down
I realise that
we don’t want to
lose each other
by giving our hearts
to someone else
There is wisdom
in knowing that
we can’t lose
what we don’t have
like our parents’ marriages
If I am asked to explain myself to you,
you don’t know me as much as you thought.
Leaving means I love you, but I love myself more.
Living Poetry prompt – Useless
I don’t ever want you feel sad
But wishful thinking is useless
I don’t even know if you are ok
Now I am no longer in your life
I remember
You said
We would argue in poetry
The same way
We would show love in poems
All these years
I keep writing
Because
I haven’t stopped
Loving you
Yesterday was the hottest day in summer
Like a lover fighting for their relationship
Refusing to breakup
Today is the first day of autumn
Inevitably, unapologetically
Leaving behind the passionate, hot and steamy season
He is a pragmatic man with few words
He’ll do anything to make her smile
Acting like a clown and telling hilarious jokes
Serving her breakfast in bed or a cup of tea when she is sad
Installing a hammock by the firepit for her home winter retreat
Building a zen pond and filling it with waterlilies and fish to cure her homesickness
Moving country to support her career
There is nothing he won’t do to make her happy
He is a pragmatic man with few words
The space between us
Allows
Anger to be exhausted
Resentment to be overdone
Sadness to be evaporised
Memory to be filtered
And love to return
You are my teacher
You taught me how to be a selfless human
You taught me patience and tolerance
You taught me snorkeling and rugby rules
I have a feeling that you will teach me a lot more
My heart is always full of your brilliance
My son
Perfect love stays
in the moment,
beyond that,
love is ruined.
Flicker of Thoughts 