i
Maybe I should've seen it coming but
It felt like I only anticipated it after
you lowered your voice and said
"Can you keep a secret?"
The caution in your eyes
Low uncertain whisper
Flashed warning signs in my face
A familiar sense of deja vu
when I turn to look at you
ii
Maybe I should've seen it coming
Should've noticed the difference between the other boys and you
Feels like there's always an unspoken rule to not
get too close to the girls
Even the flirtatious ones keep their distance
Get any closer and it won't be
"Just friends"
But you were never tense
because girls were just friends to
you
iii
There are shards of glass that
Cut deep
And they come from the broken stained glass windows in the church
Religion is like stained glass-
A beautiful philosophy that lets light into your heart
But break it apart (for your own use)
And it is a vicious weapon
designed to divide people
'Love the sinner
Hate the sin'
Do you mean-
'hide the man,
hide the love he knows,
smother him with holy words
and love him
for being too afraid of abandonment'?
iv
Everyone has a mask
And you wear yours well
A mask of false perfection
to escape your insecurities
All lies and you know it
When will you take it off
and face yourself?
YOU ARE READING
letters to you
Poetrythis is a midnight compilation of inner thoughts and half forgotten dreams, letters from my heart to people I know or have yet to meet. this is dedicated to all the living souls that have impacted my life, good and bad. this is for the people in my...
