the trick to pretending to love someone that you do not care for is repeating the words to yourself like a wish.
"i love you" while you kiss away her tears,
"i love you" while she comforts your shaking form,
"i love you" while you compliment how she looks, because despite her being as beautiful as the seething fire that dances on top of logs, you do not know her. you do not know the stars that make her skin, nor do you know the way that she snorts when she laughs too hard.
you do not love her, and you do not know her. so you pretend, and convince, and you do good at it because if she knew that everything was fake, she would shatter right before your eyes.
so instead you repeat the lie to yourself, every morning. trying to make it more and more true.
i love you, i love you, i love you
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Poetry
Poetryangry child rants about being in love and gender equality in the form of poetry
