The Day I Learned About Love
The day I learned about falling,
I was just a normal kid
Who had just learned to ride a bike.
My mother was by my side,
Cleaning my scraped knee.
She wiped the tears from my face
And held me close to her side.
And that’s when I learned that
Falling can hurt.
The day I learned about relationships
Was an ordinary day like any other.
I had just finished eating when the question
Popped into my head, and I asked my mom
And she just responded with vague words.
You’ll understand when you’re older,
she had said.
The day I learned about love
I was already older.
I held hands with a boy who called me
Beautiful, and made me feel beautiful.
He told me secrets about the world
And for the first time in my life,
I started to believe that I finally understood
What my mom had meant
All those years ago.
The day I learned about falling,
I was just a normal teenager
Who had just fallen in love.
My mother was by my side
As I whispered about his broken promises.
She wiped the tears from my face
And held me close to her side.
And that’s when I learned that
Falling can hurt.
The day I learned about forgiveness,
I was just a normal teenager
Who had just learned about heartbreak.
I was listening to his voice,
Hearing his side of the story.
But before he could go on, I smiled.
Because I love you,
I had told him,
I am letting you go.
And I walked away,
Because I want him to be happy
Even if it’s not with me.
The day I learned about love
Was a day like all the others.
I watched him walk with another girl,
Swinging their interwoven hands
And he made her laugh, and I saw how
She fell, just like I had.
But this time, his eyes shone with something true.
And I smiled, because this was what my mom had meant
All those years ago.