Alex Duffy Poet Free verse

If I Don'T Learn How To Love

If I don't learn how to love, please know I tried
If i'm not able to prove it, please know you're the one I wanted by my side
When I push you away, it really means I want to give you a hug
I hope you know you were the girl I cared most about even if I don't learn how to love

I'm not Drake I can't sing to you about how love should be
I'm not the Weeknd, I'm not going to tell you about what we could be
I'm that damaged, I'll feel threatened if you try to hug me
Most of my poems are telling you why you shouldn't love me

Intimacy makes me feel uneasy I can't cope with it
I hide behind humour, so whatever you say, I'll make a joke about it
I want to love you, but I don't know how
I'm writing it on paper, because if I cried you a river you would probably drown

Most the people I trusted left, so now I don't allow anyone to get close
My hearts been shattered too many times, so I left it broke
You'd be better off running away from my broken heart
Because even if it got fixed, I'd still have too many scars

If I don't learn how to love, please know I tried
If i'm not able to prove it, please know you're the one I wanted by my side
When I push you away, it really means I want to give you a hug
I hope you know you were the girl I cared most about even if I don't learn how to love

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Akkina Downing May 26, 2017 at 8:22 PM Of course you know how to love, you just need to breakthru from that dark shadow that's holding you a prisoner of your own will. And ONLY you can help you to be free. Because ONLY you have the will to power up from the impossible to positively possible :) Alex I think you're a smart guy and you can do anything you want to have a joyous journey. I myself am a happy person because I chose to be. And I love to love and stay positive no matter what people did or tried to let me down. I have hurt, I have been broken but I rise up above all to be happy and love and love some for it sure does feels great :) I apologize if I talk too much... Hugs to you my friend :) Alex Duffy May 27, 2017 at 4:34 PM Thank you so much, yeah only I can breakthru, I agree we can all choose to be what we want to be, I'm glad you choose to be happy :) I'm slowly getting there lol, its the bad times that make the good times so good :) you don't talk too much at all :) hugs to you too :)