let the blood of the strawberries
stain my lips as we both kiss
stinging my plush tinted skin
to have you marked on my body
with nothing to swipe away

you cannot regret making a choice
that brings a safety to your heart
when you have been immune to life
with vulnerability to heartbreak

you talk endlessly about a pure love
to behold among the perfect person
but
tell me why do you settle for less
when you know what you truly want
do you believe you are worth silver
when your body is dressed in gold

i tighten my body with my blanket
wrapping it around my cold skin
pretending it is your warm body
spooning me with strong security
because my bed whispers stories
that you are not coming for return

i had fallen in love with you
the day you decided to leave
because your depressing absence
brought everything i didn’t notice

take precious time
to love everything
not once but twice
because sadly
loving it just once
may only be the offer
given to you in life

i want to fall in love with myself
but i always seem to come acrosss
a simple flaw among my living
that makes me dislike me even more
perhaps
i should not let the flaws define me
yet instead allow them to inspire me