15 things past lovers have said to me
on heartbreaks
i wear my heart on a sleeve so I can bleed out in peace.
if there is nothing to hide, there will be nothing to lose
on drugs and sex
of what use is the temple of a God that doesn’t bring you to your knees?
tell me, what’s the point of love that doesn’t kill you?
on faith and religion
if love is peace,
then hope is destruction.
on light and darkness
“aren’t we all pure of heart,
but ill of intent?”
on when we stop being in love
you will get a congratulatory post card,
every time you fail to replace me.
on letting go
hold on, like petrichor in the summer,
nostalgia is a drunken liar,
there’s nothing but regret in the past.
on forgiveness
the infolding of a bloomed rose
is the sin of the setting sun.
neither of them are at fault
on self confidence
be like the summer rain.
unpredictable, sun-kissed and
ethereal.
on sadness and recovery
cry,
if you must,
in the winter.
under a cold shower
until your skin wrinkles.
if you must punish your soul,
might as well wash away your sins.
on (true) happiness
cocaine.
On growing up
make no mistake,
everything that begins must end.
on fate and predestination
if we must all die,
then we must all live.
on if I’ll ever be a writer
at least you tried.
on if she loves me:
yes I do stupid,
hush now.
