Love Comes Knocking
Love comes knocking
at the worst of times,
so, I never answer.
I’m always fearful
of what I might see.
Love knocks and knocks,
begging me to let
it in, but I don’t.
Instead, I sit
in silence, wishing
that love would leave.
Far too many times
have I seen the
evil side of love.
It’s toxic, like
swallowing acid.
The kind of love
that leaves your
mom crying on
the floor because
she just received
a black eye.
The kind of love
that drags your
sister out of the
house kicking
and screaming,
weeping, begging
love not to go.
The kind of love
that forces your
aunt to attempt
suicide because
love just won’t
act right.
The kind of love
that turns your
own children
against you.
The kind of love
that makes promises
it doesn’t intend to
keep.
The kind of love
that degrades you
just because love
finds it funny.
So, love can
keep knocking,
I won’t be opening
that door anytime
soon.