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Give and Take

In collaboration with Zi Zoe

By Saroyan ColesPublished 4 years ago 1 min read
Give and Take
Photo by Tiraya Adam on Unsplash

My lives

many frayed pages

contains sad chapters

those who don’t

know me well

do not know

about my sorrow,

for a smile

never leaves

even in sadness-

Cutting into

the creases of my mouth

like a disk harrow

I am in pain

because I revealed

sad truths...

Relish my tears,

while I cry!

I saw two blurred lines

like the Book of Joy,

the rest as matchboxes

be torture!

Stiffen my upper lip,

I need to crack

the book spine,

it’s too hard!

I loved you hardest

in my heart,

this is my mistake!

How I use to cure

who was wounded—

Now I turn on

who heals my wounds?

Do you know,

if I lost you,

I will forget,I am there?

Like wickedness blots out

my book of life—

Correct my problem

like a folded pages

of signature

Bound to learn;

Some love takes days

and fades

Some expensive admiration

take years and goes

Some love glans

are like capsules

within the soul

It does not clear

In the face of the conflict

of the soul

I want to explain, stupefy

Let me try to clarify

I loved you hardest

in my heart

and this

is my mistake!

Whatever happens,

nothing will change

in my heart

for you

You hurt me,

is honestly I love you

MADLY

I will

love you alone..

You I

madly ADORE

I will do everything

that makes you with me ...

What is left

I do not give you?

performance poetry

About the Creator

Saroyan Coles

I want to empower others with my writing. I have always dreamed of seeing my name, on something.

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