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I DON'T WRITE LOVE POETRY


Not at least of loves lost
or to heal broken relationships
But if I did:
The girl in the second grade
That I held a crush to Junior high
The one who said, "You are the last I would date."
Foolish girl, no tear for you will I cry
But that pretty young girl
I left behind when I transferred schools
I didn't know you cried for a month
And I hadn't forgotten you I came back
Glad you are married now and found a neat husband
And two girls I met the same day
I only saw you once leaving for basic the next day
I couldn't fall in love in a letter like you
So when I wrote deceased I thought that the end
This is foolish things young boys do.
And as you should you both moved on
But the messages you left I know there was pain
And that pretty girl I worked with every day in Central supply
I do regret writing deceased on your letter.
That you flew to comfort my Mom and saw me
in the front yard hugging my sister
How could you know--that the Doctor gave me
five years to live and he was wrong and I didn't
want you to hurt comforting me my last days
Forty years later it was just food allergies
This is as close to writing love poetry as it gets
You can forget him or her if it is not meant to be
And girls the men you met what a lucky guy he
This is the closest to love poetry from me




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