The Lovers Manifesto
i never believed anyone
who said they'd found their soulmate
i never trusted those
who believed in true love
until
it was me
writing crazy love poems to stay grounded
and
feeling my throat tie up in knots when you looked around to me
and
i found myself guilty
of giggling like in idiot when you made me laugh
and
you always made me laugh.
and
getting dizzy when you said my name
or
finding myself seeking you out in a crowded room
you're the one i came running to
so i found hope
less judgement on the known
who were ridiculed for wanting
a love of their own
for i myself was acting just as mad
and
when i thought that maybe this could work out
and
i could handle this vulnerability
and
i found out that
i
was just a stupid girl drunk on your grin
when
you didn't even know the real me
just that i was a
real
great
friend
lost all hope once again
how stupid of me
to believe
the crazy lover's mind
to think that something so perfect
could work out for me?
please,
it was never
meant
to
be.
-c.a.