I was always quick to fall in love

With ****** knees, I would move on to the next, to the next, to the next

“This too shall pass” they told me as a crimson flood left me hollow

Wounds heal, scars fade, and the memories are long gone

But the spirits of those naked nights

Echo in the empty rooms of my mind



I was always quick to overreact

“This too shall pass” I told myself as the water filled my lungs

The burning sensation of the lifegiving salty substance

Almost too pure to exist in a world blemished by ugliness

But still the echoes stayed



I was always quick to fall in love

But for once, I didn’t get up

A quick gasp drew from her lips;

Pulsating slowly in my hips;

Her tongue slips out the edge of her mouth;

The numbness fades;

She clacks her teeth;

Clouds drift across the moonlit sky;

Seeking my attention;

A car drives by;

Pulls me closer to her;

Stars shine through the window;

Soft lips against my skin;

Ringing in my ears;

Her fingertips, digging into my back;

I look up;

In her eyes I saw wonder

Pink was the colour of the clouds, when she stepped into your life

Red was the colour of her lips, the first time she kissed you

Yellow was the colour of the summer dress she wore, the first time you said those three words

Green was the colour of your skin, when you saw her laughing with him

Blue was the colour of your soul, when she said it could not work out

Black is the colour of the hole, she left

As soon as the words passed my lips, I tried to pull them back with regret

Those beautiful, unforgiving eyes, staring into the windows of my soul

They will be my demise, I already know, right now it’s just for show

But what can a fool do, when a fool has fallen in love?

Hope for the best, take the step, fall over, try again?

Listen to the words of his loved ones?

“It wont work out, it never does”

“Forget her and move on”

“Do you love her?”

Do I love her?

May be

Just