Love Poem: My Default
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Written by: Rita Lopez

My Default

I am so scared to fall for another again
Completely terrified
I don't want to be hurt like the last time
Something I heard that always stuck with me, "You can't control how another hurts you, but you can control how you choose to respond to it."
People who thought they knew love, wounded me
Love didn't hurt me
It nourished me 
It sat with me when I was completely and utterly alone
It never left me through all the darkness and hurt
It never judged 
It never ridiculed
It never abused 
It just loved  
And because of that 
I will continue to believe in love 
I will continue to have faith in love 
My heart only continues to grow stronger because of love 
My path becomes clearer because of love 
Yes, my heart did not know how to protect or guide its self from another that fabricated love 
But it became its own protector 
Its own warrior 
But no matter the hurt 
No matter the pain
No matter what 
I can't just turn my back on love 
Love will always have a place by my side 
And that will always be my default