Persistence Poem by Edwina Reizer

I do not like thinking of things
that I know cannot come true.
I put them off in a distant place
that my mind cannot get to.

I do not like confronting truths
that are a thorn in my side.
I close them off and just pretend
that those truths have died.

I do not like making promises
that I know I cannot keep.
I choke them up inside my throat
and swallow them in my sleep.

So I think of sweet things
and all the pretendings
and promises I won't allow
to interfere with all my wants
and silently take a vow
to persist in loving you.