Sunday, October 9, 2022

cringe

It's hard to write a love song that's OK;
So many problematic lyrics lie
Lurking to slip in along the way
And turn it creepy. Ask the reason why
Your love is not returned, and you risk seeming
As if you felt entitled to their feeling;
Express your depth and density of dreaming
And see yourself project on them; appealing
To all you've done for them implies a debt
Which is not how love works, or ought to work;
And goodness help you if you've barely met
You're just obsessed, and that makes you a jerk.
Love is a risk, and part of that's the chance
You'll fall to cringe when you attempt romance.