This Isn't Love

by Debi Lyn

November 7, 2022

THIS ISN’T LOVE

By Debi Lyn Th-11/03/22 ~ 7:30 pm

Why pray tell do I love you when I know it isn't right?

I want you to love me for more than just a night!

You say you really miss me, but I rarely hear from you...

and then you're gone in mere moments even when I do.

Surely this is not real love but just a want, a need, desire,

and when we pretend otherwise, we only play with fire.

Fire may well keep one warm, but it can also burn,

& I'M left cold regardless of how much my heart does yearn!

Yes, I want & need you; the desire's very strong.

Still you're not mine, nor shall you be,

so all of this is wrong.

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Debi LynNov 8, 2022

<p>Multiple relationships - most always unhealthy. I may as well become a nun. I'm worth more than this; I AM! Yes, I'm trying to convince my SELF cuz obviously no one here knows me or ultimately really cares. UGH - ANYway......... just realized this and the next poem sound almost like they COULD be about the same person only conflicting messages - they are about 2 different people. whtvr</p>