by C S
Love is 5’11
Love is “only” 5’11
And a little overweight
For some He might be
All the red flags already
He’s awkward and He’s shy
His best friend is Stupidity
In the movie called “Life”
They take the front row seats
Behind them on a date
Sit Beauty and Grace
Cuddling and giggling
With Status and Faith
As the movie flows
The highs and the lows
We soon see a bride
All dressed in white
So the children come
and go again
The story reaching
It’s very end
Love sat crying
Hugging Stupidity
The only ones left
In the empty room
Everyone else left
Halfway through
The tragic life of everyone ever
Those who get lucky
Drenched in money, fame
Jealousy
Those who don’t
Judged by everyone
to satiety
Some of those will vanish
Be spat out
Like a stringy piece
of meat
Chewed by their dearest
Daughter!
Some of those will be
held onto
their names float
in people’s mouths
bittersweet
“I wish I could’ve met them”
Humans then
Humans now
Undeserving equally
“Today I met someone
They were wonderful!”
Said no one ever
Without mentioning
the flaws too
It’s always a hundred years later
A million snowflakes fell
“Oh, you know them?”
A shame nobody knew
Them that well
© C S 2023-08-28