little poems about dating

a collection of free-verse, contemporary poetry unfolding like a story. it touches on our shared longing for love, the fear it provokes, and the ache and tenderness of navigating modern dating - but also about learning to choose and love ourselves again, despite it all.

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one day
i met the boy with the breton eyes
i thought
'never again'

but here i am
writing these poems

for him
for you
for me

i'm scared of loving again
- aren't we all?

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these lines are mine
but they're also yours

write them down
carry them
share them

but please say my name
'ismael jones'

with love
IJ x