midnight

love alone is never enough

there's just so long one could go,
being kept a shameful secret.
is it so bad for them to know,
so hard to leave that closet?

but still i waited,
as weeks became months.
breath bated and braving their hatred,
not once crumbling to their bigoted affronts.

but still he chose her,
when push came to shove.
a bride was much simpler,
to wed but not love.

i gave him the moon and the stars,
too head over heels to catch his bluff.
he gave me nothing but hope and scars,
note to self: love alone is never enough.

Karran Kumar ℵ Love Alone Is Never Enough