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Let's Pretend We're Numb

So, here we are again, here am I, I refrain
With my fluid thoughts all over the place
Neither here nor there, let's pray…
Now read my poems jam-packed of unpunctuated lines,
Clinging helplessly on this thin thread,
I tread…for a path on where my wrongs I can right,
In memory of you, you, only you
When jealousy grips me when mind tells me you with other guys,
Throwing at you lovely deeds and words cored by love,
Replied by an angelic response of your subtle smile,
I get filled with rage and rile,
A true reflection of love, I have for you
But in as much I try to act numb,
I realise my chest full of pieces, my heart
Decimated by the thought of you and I
No more in my heart…
When you asked if I was ok, I lied
Because I just wanted to act right,
Knowing all these girls, with whom I tend to ride,
It doesn't feel the same when I got you and I...
But well, I will pretend as if I'm numb.



So, here we are again, here you are, I refrain
I know sometimes you feel the same way…
The memories playing in your mind and can't erase…
How you wish I could keep you warm on my chest,
And you inhale the bitter-sweet rise of my scent…
You used to say "Likhwa you smelling nice", and I brag
In as much as I denied, I loved that
And you did too…
Us two in the rain soaked to death, brushing lips
Breathing hard, you gasping for air
You hated me for it but you loved that…
In as much as we felt physically cold, our hearts had all the warmth…
Reality is that we used to love and we still the same way…
Our giggles filled with light where it was dark, now behold it's all grey…
Now you wander around with all these young men, but I know you won't share the bond we had here,
Maybe it's the last time I write real poems from my heart,
Because it no longer wants to be here, I have lost the fight…
When love cripples you over you can't rise up…
And all you can do is to remain numb…
Hoping that there is another chance…
Only if I were a cat with nine lives…
To you and I.
Yours sincerely
YOU and I.

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