Fake the love,
since we latch on anyways.
You've fooled yourself,
because love is not petty.
There’s no more than this moment between us,
where lines of love and hate thrive.
Once I step away
from the front of your face,
I’ve dropped my value
to less than a stranger.
Someone
you’ve shared smiles with,
Someone waiting to feel
like less than what they are worth.
I apologize to you
for not being enough,
And I apologize to myself for caring
to try to be.