The Preparation Poem by Clarisse Sobiono

It is suggested that you try
For in trying, questions are answered
Never go for intended mediocrity
Try your best, stay vulnerable

Nobody wants to be alone
Embrace that one universal truth
Also accept that you maybe on your way
To not being chosen by anyone at all

Know that in preparation, your heart will crush
For, in hope, you feed yourself
To love someone is a delightful dream
To be loved is even more bizarre

Get ready for a lifetime of loneliness
But acknowledge that happiness is not just about being with someone
Easy said but a strongly painful thought to indulge into
You'll get used to it, anyone would

You're reading this note of preparation
The preparation to a life of friendship
Friendship but never romantic love
Romantic love but never in reality