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Poem for a girl I met online

I dive left before heading right, more times than I care to admit,

Each time I turn right and am not confronted, it feels like rejection,

A small death of little consequence for the life that could have been

So sweet, so superficial, a mini life grew- as I read your bio,

To be dashed in another instant of silence,

I have a tendency to rush into things without much guidance.

 

Your voice is sweet and smooth- to read,

Imagine a personality that fits- perfectly in the palm of my hand,

Conveyed in small white messages, poked through smaller holes,

Each one I read makes me feel a little brighter inside,

But each little light catches fire and dies, I must confide

That each one I read makes me feel alive.

 

But only for the moment, so I conduct another,

Small parcel containing another little piece of my soul,

“If you can feel your soul slowly, slipping away, that means that you still have one”

That is a phrase that will lead you to defeat before you have begun,

It leads to me giving away much less than I can afford,

These ‘one for one’ serotonin boosts are leaving me bored…

 

So maybe we could meet, go get something to eat,

I am sure that I won’t be bored by your topic of conversation,

Or at least I will try and make it look that way,

Because the cold reality is that we have nothing in common,

Except for a lack of self-esteem and an overestimation of our-

Social skills, next to non-existent,

I am perpetually distant!

 

I am sure that you were terrifically disappointed with last night

Because your messages are written on withered pieces of paper,

A full stop is the most definite thing that there is,

Subtle undertones have a pulse and it beats,

Black blood to and from a dying heart,

I should have known that you were poison, right from the start.

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Written by
Markoinfo
31 / M / Essex
Published
Aug 15, 2019
Lines·Words
31·327
Notes

My bleak outlook on dating is definitely why I don't get many second dates :)

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#dating#online#girl#woman#love#disgust#society#apathy#date
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