Love Poem: Quarrel
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Written by: Jennifer Wallace

Quarrel

WHY DO WE ALWAYS QUARREL? 
IT’S LIKE SOMEONE SUDDENLY THROUGH US IN A BAG,
SHOOK US UP THEN DUMPED US IN A BARREL,
ONE DAY WE’LL BE BIDDING FAREWELL,
WHY NOT MAKE IT RESPECTFUL AND WORTH WHILE,
WE MIGHT THINK WE’LL BE FINE,
BUT NOT THIS TIME,
I MAY LEAVE WITH WHAT SEEMS LIKE STYLE,
YOU’LL BE WATCHING ME GO WITH A SMILE,
IT MIGHT BE JUST A FEW HOURS OR A FEW DAYS AFTER I GO,
MAYBE ITS YOU,
MAYBE IT’S ME,
MAYBE BOTH OF US WILL BEGIN TO REALIZE…
THE MISSING CONNECTION AND BONDING WAS BIGGER AND BETTER IN 
SIZE,
BIGGER AND BETTER THAN WE’D EVER BELIEVE,
MILES APART AS WE’LL BE…
IT WAS TO LATE WHEN WE WOKE UP TO SEE,
A LIFE OF PAIN THAT’S HIDDEN LIKE A CONCRETE ANGEL,
MOTHER DON’T YOU SEE?
WE NEED TO STOP QUARRELING.
AND START LOVING,
ONE DAY WE MAY NEVER GET TO SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN,
ONE DAY YOU WON’T BE THERE WHEN I NEED YOU,
THEN WHAT’LL I DO?
I WISH I KNEW WHY WE QUARREL,
MAYBE WHEN IT’S TOMORROW,
IT COULD BE TOO LATE,
WE COULD BE SEPARATED SUDDENLY,
I HOPE YOU’RE WORKING TOO SEE,
WHAT IT IS I’M MEANING,
LETS JUST CALL IT QUITS OR TRUTHS,
LET’S STOP BAD.
PROMISE WE WILL NO LONGER QUARREL.