when your hypnotizing presence emerged in my life, i poured my hard-earned worth onto a foundation of attempts for you to return my affection-slash-infatuation, which is also known as puppy love, otherwise known as what i thought was true love.
what little, precious time we spent together was an optimistic light that shone in the foreboding darkness — a tiny spark that blossomed from a stubby, crumbling matchstick and was soon devoured by famished shadows.
i surrender, i admit. it was all me. i left nothing behind in the universe but everlasting contentment in your feigned empathy and phony understanding. i cared. i loved, foolishly.
so i implore you – bow down in gratitude.
- 3/5/18