I fell in love with a blackboard and the beauty etched upon it's surface. (A shallow love, indeed: to only love what is written and to never understand.) But my hands can never touch it, never, for it's texture makes me sick.
I fell in love with a train, and all of that thrill and wind and speed. (A dangerous love, please: to only love a fleeting feeling, the never calm.) But that scent is so appalling, crawling upon my knees to escape it's grasp.
I fell in love with a princess, and her eyes, stance, and *******. (A quick love, sick: Her hands seemed to bandage my heart so nimbly.) But my ears are bleeding, always pleading, at the sound of her treacherous voice.
I fell in love with a peasant, his smile, his heart, and his arms. (A beating love, fleeting: His face tear stained with stress.) But he had no time for me, no dime in his pocket could feed me.
I was alone. Never quite in love enough. The polymer casing on my blood seemed to break. The walls had yet to rise with the celibate gathering. Take away a lifetime and give away a second.
Copyright (c) Amanda Rae Rouillard 2010 and Word of Mouth Coalition. Any illegal reproduction of this poem in any form without explicit permission is forbidden.