Love Poem: Hourglass
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Written by: Corey Ross

Hourglass

I got needs and wants only she can fill 

the only problem is...

she lacks heavily in the reciprocity department 

and because love is an action word to me 

I don't get back what I give 

so it's a must I move with caution 



Imagine...

Being in love with the most attractive woman 

but your love languages aren't compatible 

almost laughable to me 

the universe really has a sense of humor 

I don't know how to navigate 

thru this part of my life 

and I can't see my life without her in it 

also, this relationship isn't bad enough 

for me to call it quits 



It's the itch I can't scratch 

the plane I can't escape 

I patiently waited for this woman 

only to realize the thing 

I ghosted woman for in my past 

and said over and over 

a woman who isn't affectionate to me

is a red flag...

I've given her time 

but time tells all 

and it's told me she's the anomaly... 

all I want her to do is love on me

the way I do her, is that really too much to ask

love that doesn't flow naturally 

is clearly unnatural 



Somehow she's the mona lisa I painted blindly 

I chose not to see her for what she was 

but also, does she see me for what and who I am 

as a cancer I just...sit and observe 

then retreat into my shell 

I still hope that things would get better 

but I have to dispel those thoughts 

seems like I'm just too caught up 

in the way I was loved from women of my past 

I wonder at times if I'm staring 

too deeply into this hourglass