Short poems, stories, vents, and my life advice

It was love

It was love.                                        Jack
                                                           8/26/2023

She called me sexy
I didn't know what that meant
I called her pretty
Not because she was
But because it's polite to return compliments
It was love

She told me to keep us a secret.
Because nobody would understand
They said things about her
Bad things
They don't understand
It was love

She gave me glasses
They colored everything red like roses
She said never to take them off
Or I'd be sorry
I didn't want to be sorry
It was love

She called me a name
It made me sad
But maybe I just took it wrong
I'm stupid
She told me that too
But I can't be mad, it's true
It was love

We got into a fight
I didn't think it was a big deal
I thought everything was fine
I never thought she would do that
When I pulled the fabric from her throat
She yelled at me for saving her
But what she didn't know
Was that I couldn't live without her
It was love

She hit me hard
My chest hurt
My mom said you'll know you're in love
When you feel it in your heart
She said it felt good and warm
But maybe it's different for us
It was love

We got into a big fight
She ran off
When she came back she tried again
She emerged soaking wet
Angrier than I had ever seen
It was my fault
I didn't stop her
I could have lost her
I deserved the slap that came afterwards
It was love

She bit me hard
I had seen other couples do that.
It hurt a lot
Other couples always looked so happy
Why couldn't we be happy
Maybe fags don't deserve to be happy
That's okay
It was love

We were separated
I cried
She didn't
You don't always have to cry to be upset
But I wish I knew she was upset
I wish I knew I meant something to her
She meant everything to me
It was love

A year passed
The glasses got heavy
I'll only take them off for a minute
She's not here
She'll never know
I slowly removed the cover
And watched as all the flags turned red
It was never love