Do Not Lose Yourself In Love
do not lose yourself in love
remember your
broken heart is beating too
the same as hers
and it
is not worth less
remember you
do not owe her
the moon from your sky
the stars from your eyes
your everything
in every moment
this is not what love should be
to shatter your heart trying to keep hers whole
and it is not her fault
you know this already
she owes you nothing
you have already
told yourself a thousand times
that just because you
were fool enough
to set your heart
in her hands does not mean
she owes you it's safety
it is not her fault
but it is not yours either
there is nothing wrong
with dreaming of her lips
pressed like a promise
against yours
nothing wrong with how
you know her laugh
from across the room
have memorized
the color of her eyes
in the sunlight
no
you have not shattered
some sacred oath
in falling for her
but try to remember
when you are hooked
like a gutted fish
on the curve of her smile
try to remember
that you are here too
and that you cannot
breathe her in like oxygen
and call it living