"Wishing In Red"

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I see in red,
Yes.

Once I've met that 'perfect' person,
I see only the good;
The way they protect me or love me.

I don't see the bad;
If they're toxic or abusive,
I just don't see it.

I also wish in red:
I am lovesick every day
That I am single.

Being single hurts more
After your first relationship,
And more still, after the second;
More even now, after the third.

So now,
I wish in red:

'Dear Aphrodite,
Goddess of romance,
Give me one thing. Only one.
I want true, perfect love.'

But I can't have that.
It doesn't exist.

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