Love Poem: The Basic of Pains
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Written by: Mel Marakalala

The Basic of Pains

Charmed
By your smile, so spectacular, so alive.
Blinded
By the view from my eyes, of you, undressed and waiting.

You stole my will,
The control I had of my being.
And you stole my desire
For anything else.

I live now,
Completely isolated from stimuli
Every human being should be exposed to
Because you not only existed,
But you came inside of me.

Who knew love
Could be so strong at being so painful.