Love Poem: A Warning
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Written by: Feli Elizab

A Warning

Yesterday I saw the moon 
overlapping the sun.
My mother always cautioned
to never look directly at an eclipse. 
Its rays were blinding, but
I sneaked in sideways glances anyway, 
hoping that my eyes would be slightly wounded 
just so that I would know my
mother was right,
and I would have something to
believe in.

I should have listened to your warning.
It was easy to allow your heart to
overlap mine; 
the fecundity of warm embraces
and kisses that stung.
It felt too real for me to
ever ignore. But,
you still left me blind to anything 
that resembles love,
and I still wish for 
reasons to believe now.