Heart's Taboo

This poem explores the seeming shame cast upon those falling in love. I very frequently shame myself for wanting to spend time with someone - this piece is a result of that.

It's hard not to feel ashamed

When she doesn't feel the same way

It's like getting an F instead of an A

I get so much just from seeing her face

And think of her almost every day

There are things I think, but shouldn't say

Like how being near her makes me feel okay

Or how glad I am to be in the bay

Not quite because it's the place to stay,

But with me here, she's not far away

Or how her absence is my dismay

And how good I feel when she says, "Hey!"

I want to bring her along to some soiree

Then go to a parlor and have some sorbet

And in the future see a cabaret

Now I see my mind going astray

There's just so much I wish and think, but can't convey

Author's Note

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