Love Poem: Do We Ever
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Written by: Shahana Jackson

Do We Ever

Do we ever see beyond cupid's arrow?
after the potion sinks in can we 
really differentiate from the shallow thoughts?
When we fall out of love do we realize
what is really being lost?

Does a physical attraction 
bring in an end to a friendship
that would've been epic?
when the feeling is platonic 
why are there so many skeptics?

I wonder now why we liked each other?
does falling in love take away
from really getting to know one another?
It's when I stopped loving you
that I realized we never 
could have even been friends
divorce is bitter til the very end

I lost myself in you 
and you lost yourself in me
but we were never completely 
whole people separately 
do we ever take the time 
to let love simmer down
just for a second so we 
can see who we really have around?