the most poetic breakup you'll ever see
I can see it clearly
March 13th
I found confidence
gave you my number
the kid who appeared to be just like me
you never knew
that night I was screaming in the bathroom
"I think she likes me!"
"I got her number"
I was texting
trying to be so cool
just a casual friendship
lots of texting
mom isn't a fan
she said something about a 90 day rule
about Rose colored glasses
I thought she was full of it
April 16th
got a note from you
basically saying
"hey you're pretty, I really like you, be mine"
slapped in a girl in red song
hey I got a girl
ok fine
the same day
somehow somebody told mom how I felt
probably read my messages again
being found out is not fun
I apologized
I explained how I tried not to
she said its ok
I'm too young for labels, no dating until I can drive, blah blah blah
I forgot how much I can cry
and why was I apologizing
shes the one who gave birth to the homosexual
and she wasn't mad about it
I said nah she doesn't like me back
i know damn well you did
after that
I was in this secret world
we messaged after school,
after dinner
into late hours
each night
a "buonanotte ti amo, cara"
a goodnight to you too
ideas of matching rings?
moving to Finland?
the wedding?
hey, didn't you literally just become a teen
which I know is yes
since March 24th
I gave you your birthday mix CD
and hey remember the other night,
where I totally mentally dominated you?
the sad part is, I wanted more of those
I'm hormonal
sometimes I forget how much a difference one year is
I'm not in middle school anymore
I don't want a middle school relationship
I'm sorry
and maybe this isn't a good idea
maybe in highschool I don't wanna be the loser gay obsessed with their middle school girlfriend
maybe I want casual dates, hookups, homoerotic friendships, great "best friends" on the lacrosse team
and it isn't a status thing, this is for both of us
you can't hold on to me forever
next year you're on your own
in the end, this was meant to be temporary
even if it's quite funny that we both vacationed to Savannah, the same spot in Georgia same time
only time I've met your family, and back when mine was ok with you, surprised that happened at all
it felt like fate at the time
but I think the world is just that small
so fine mom was right
those rose colored glasses were a thing
its been 90 days
I see the reality colored light
the chemistry we have
I dont feel it
I feel closer with all my friends
I think we rushed it
shoulda built a better friendship
I need to laugh, to be freaky
I'm not one for cheesy romantic things
it gets old after some time
every "ti amo" felt like a lie
not love, but infatuation, it was
there's not really much to say
knowing someone loves you
wants a life with you
but the thing is
we're so young
first loves aren't meant to be the last
and there's someone right for you
you'll find them some day
and I'm sorry it isn't me
it just wasn't meant to be
and so I'm ending things
here with the first thing we bonded over
my chemical romance
I'll always think of you eating taquitos
when I hear "I wanna be your girlfriend"
the day I go to Savannah again
and I'll thank you for all you taught me
hey, I found the guts to say
"I don't love you, like I did, yesterday"
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PersonalThemeAbstract
Deeply personal first love narrative with specific dates, names, events
SparseMeasureDense
Multiple complex ideas: coming out, parental conflict, relationship arc, self-discovery
DarkSentimentBright
Mixed: joy/shame early, grows more melancholic and reflective toward end
StillEnergyExplosive
Conversational intensity with emotional peaks; maintains momentum through narrative
MicroLengthEpic
Approximately 130+ lines; substantial narrative poem
PlainFigurativeOrnamented
Rose-colored glasses metaphor; some poetic phrasing but largely direct/declarative
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Pure lyric first-person introspection; interior voice processing lived experience
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