after the first kiss

 love’s not refined it’s undefined

it’s meant to make you lose your mind

she says don’t you hash tag me too

then shows up drunk and wants to screw

then turns into a little girl

who needs approval from the world

 

you’ll never know just what she wants

to get on base you’ll have to bunt

it’s not a game that you can win

she’ll change the rules with passing whims

the worst part is it’s not her fault

she’s multi-flowered, we’re asphalt

 

she’ll sacrifice all that she is

then tell you that you failed the quiz

because of all the misspellings

you thought that love ended with e

then suddenly you’re god made man

don’t even try to understand

 

it will remain a mystery

why she would want to be with me

complicated curvaceous creature

she’ll cut your scene from every feature

she’ll beat you with a baseball bat

then make a meal and rub your back

 

you’ll never know why you’re in love

with raven’s claws on turtle doves

cause we’re too dense to know that rain

will fall from clouds that are in pain

not qualified to even guess

if she is settling for less

or in her mixed bag of emotions

i’m the river to her ocean

 

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