I took a shot at “I love you”
but the bullet hit me instead
somehow, it split in half
and hit both my heart and head

my mouth was a trigger
and my thoughts were ammunition
the weapon was fully loaded
but there was no warning for caution

once the gun was fired
there was nothing I could do
the shot was heard around the world
but my whole world was you

I collapsed onto the floor
and nobody sounded alarms
I just wanted to be held
in your bare arms

you had so much anger,
enough to fill war tanks,
I tried to engage in combat
but I was just firing blanks

you gauged the aftermath
and claimed it was collateral damage
but the war was never fair
you always held the advantage

i wrote a lot of great poetry when i was in love
i wrote even better poetry when i was in pain
i wrote the best poetry when i realized that the two emotions were actually the same.

I see her,
Standing there with
The sun smiling behind,
Pushing through her hair
Like I have a thousand times.

The soft glow,
As everything fades
Away with the water and clouds.
She's all I see,
And all I would want.

She does not see,
Not the way I can
Where the flaws are flawless
Because what is raw
Is real.

I see her,
I hope she sees me.