He kneels down to me
I say I do
he just needed to tie my shoe
I was flustered and desperate for marriage
“I do?” he asks
“Nothing” I say
I never though we were meant to be
The topic of marriage never came easily
He kneels down again
I say I do
But he just needed to tie his shoe
I was flustered once again
My head filled with all type of things
He kneels down again
Third times the charm..right?
I do!
But he just needed to pick up something he dropped
“I do what” he says
This time, I wasn’t flustered I was mad
I’m done with you
We’re not meant to be
He responds
Why are you angry, you cheated on me!
(I say)Why are mad you slept with three
(He says)Ok but I’m your 4th side chick
(I say) your still seeing Rodrick
……
I guess we are meant to be
I will still keep marriage in mind
Inside friends but more
Everyone knows I’m beyond
A friend or tinder whore
Hitting spots you love and cuddling up
We pretend that it’s just touch
Time spent isn’t much; strange to think.
Listening to Frank Ocean
Told me not to show emotion
We’ve been doing this for months
It’s beyond the sex
But you do it best
Situation is a mess
Even so I’m truly vexed.
I look up to you (literally)
I volunteer I want you
To show me what to do
Won’t work for free
Did that as a teen
But where have you been
My whole life
Let me down twice
Third times the charm
I’ve learned it’s beyond
The sex and the second time
We’ll do it right this time
You brought me back
To rub your back
And gave me back that feeling
I would spend
The rest of my days exploring you.
I see you in everything.
Real life, in my dreams.
Am I exploring life for you?
Are you my muse?
Is that a problem?
I’m going to make more cookies.
You don’t know that.
Didn’t ask.
Want to share?
I know you like them.
Those are facts.
No emotion there.
The peace I wanted, it had felt so right,
My deepest desire, still aching for more.
My head on your lap reading till midnight,
A moment with you found what I searched for.
In the darkest night my dreams are with you.
A million miles away still you haunt me,
The ghost of your touch that felt so true.
Once more you abandon what we could be.
I thought we had found something truly real,
In this world filled with lies and hypocrites.
Third times the charm, again I'll let it heal.
The truth hides behind all of your secrets.
Instead of success you forced it to fail
I always knew you'd be the first to bail.
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