Love Poem: The Fool
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Written by: Melani Udaeta

The Fool

The other guys 
their flowers wilt 
in the shade of your eyes 

Lustful words land on deaf ears;
Their voices quieted 
by the sound of your silence; 
 
What four letter word can I use?
‘Damn’ ‘Hell’ or simply  ‘true’;
What would work for you?

Everything’s different now; 
No longer a lump in my throat, 
feels a little more like two;

I know it’s not what you want,
what you meant to do;
Paint me a clown, color me the fool; 
I just want to know, if that works for you.