Cameron Hartley Poet Free verse

Delayed Reaction

I always have 
Delayed reactions-
I'm just a little
Too innocent,
Get the joke just
A little too late-
He was a joke
I understood
Just a little
Too late;
The punch line
Was me falling
For him-
The punch line
Was the first time
He kissed me-
The punch line
Was when he said
"I don't have time
For you..."
The punch line
Was him having
Two girls at once,
Because
The punch line
Was every time 
He said "I love you"-
I didn't get the joke,
So I guess it's
My own fault,
For making him 
Have to explain
He wasn't serious.
But even now,
I'm still kinda stuck
In that awkward
Silence-
The one between
The joke and the
Delayed reaction...
I'm still not sure
If I'm supposed to
Laugh or cry...

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