How do you learn to love?
From your peers?
giggling about the tall boy with blond hair
obsessing over his every feature, ogling when he tosses his hair
adoring his habits
but there's always another
and another
that is no way to love
how do you learn to love?
From your parents?
learning from the yelling and bickering
the silence that follows
the constant comments and being in the middle of it all
the one who holds the secrets and bears their weight
that is no way to love
how do you learn to love?
from the internet
the picture-perfect Instagram photos
the sweet love through TikTok videos
paparazzi swarming to catch their every move
the relationship that lasts a week and the spite that follows
that is no way to love
but how do you love?
What does it feel like, and with whom will it be just right?
How do you learn to love?
