Tracing Lines

Tracing Lines

A Poem by Gaia Octavia
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Often, we mirror less-than-stellar examples of love.

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You ruffled my feathers
one thousand times.
I lifted you higher
and told myself lies.
It took many years
just to realize
it was never love,
I was just tracing lines.

© 2024 Gaia Octavia


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Fine brevity here. When the penny eventually drops and reality arrives. Such an honest poem. Well penned.

Chris

Posted 11 Months Ago


Gaia Octavia

11 Months Ago

Thanks so much!
Oscar Wilde liked to talk about this a lot. How most people who fall in "love" aren't really falling in love with the other person, but rather falling in love with their idealized version of love using the other person as a surrogate. It can get very dysfunctional I've noticed. We are frequently selling ourselves as something we think someone else wants to see while that other person is doing the same thing with us... it leads to people falling in love with inauthentic versions of each other... getting married, getting comfortable... letting the real person out of the cage... realizing they absolutely hate each other... divorc, hope there's no kids involved. Ugh.... I frequently wish I was asexual. Until, well, I'm glad I'm not at the end of the day lets just say.

Posted 11 Months Ago


Gaia Octavia

11 Months Ago

We're all just stumbling around this rock but it is hard to watch others wither.
Davidgeo

11 Months Ago

If you don't mind reading religious text there is a hindu scripture called The Gita (Bhagavad Gita) .. read more
Gaia Octavia

11 Months Ago

Lol thanks for the recommendation!

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Added on January 13, 2024
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