Never fall in love with a poet.
They will break you apart
like stanzas.
You are a metaphor,
a simile, an oxy-
*****
Never fall in love with a poet.
They will tear you apart
like a rough draft,
burn you, and then
call it art.
© A. Leigh
Jul 23, 2018
Jul 23, 2018 at 8:19 PM UTC
Never fall in love with a poet.
They will break you apart
like stanzas.
You are a metaphor,
a simile, an oxy-
*****
Never fall in love with a poet.
They will tear you apart
like a rough draft,
burn you, and then
call it art.
© A. Leigh
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