talking to my now-
girlfriend I’m slowly
realizing just how much
stuff I’ve ******
up in the past

piano
tennis
school

I could’ve been great
but I’m
not,
am I?

I’m good at other things
though

poetry
theatre
economics

what makes them different?

they’re not any easier,
not any different,
really,
but they’re not
what I do,
not what I
love

wait

love

that’s it
love
that’s what’s
different

I don’t
love
those other things

I can’t pour my heart
into them, can’t keep
working even after
they’ve lost interest

but with those other things,
I can

huh

guess that makes sense
doesn’t it?