Catch and Release
You don't catch someone's love,
and then asphyxiate it
No, you let it go free
You don't smother another's love for you,
with pillows of bipolarity:
Obsession and neglect
No, show some respect,
and release their love
Your tightened grip around their heart,
unclench it
Let your hand be loosened, fingers spread openly
Let the dove that cry for you again fly free
Catch and release,
a way of life for any tender-hearted soul
Pure empathy
When you have affections for someone,
and another person has like affections for you ---
don't be cruel,
don't be coy
don't hurt their feelings
Their love for you don't destroy
You've caught someone's heart,
but you're in love with someone else
Release their heart,
let it swim free,
to go search for another,
hopefully as loving as thee
Copyright © Freddie Robinson Jr. | Year Posted 2016
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