Love is not enough

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There are certain things
To which love is not enough



I dated this girl
You, see, when the subway
Comes and cuts through
A void we all share,

us, zombies

standing on the platform,
wake up and feel, damnit,
let this wind undo your hair
and shut your eyes for the first time in this long, long day,

let a smile of relief be freed…!

I can't be with someone
Who
stays unmoved and untouched
by subway arrivals.


There are certain things
To which love is not enough



I ordered coffee after
our 5th date she said I'll take
tea. Tea... I thought, ok.
English Breakfast. English breakfast...?!

It could be worse.
Actually, she rephrases, Earl Grey.

I persisted and ignored the tea accident
by sleeping over on our 7th date.
In the morning,
before brushing my teeth,
I savaged through her cabinets,
sniffing for arabica beans,
like a hunting dog
and all I found
were these miserable tea bags
leading a boring and meaningless life:
never trust someone
who doesn't drink coffee.


There are certain things
To which love is not enough



Like on cold night,
bare, bones and colder news
I had to rush and visit
one of my best friends,
left in the sheets of coma.
he had nothing to feel.
he left that duty to us who lingered
and had still most of our senses connected
to the nerves we dared think made sense…
So I called him up explaining why
I had to go see my friend,
you'd think guys would sometimes be
more sensitive & understanding than girls...

that's every bisexual's fatal mistake.

He said why bother if he's sleeping anyways,
it's not like it makes a difference.


There are certain things
To which love is not enough
Like laying next to a friend in a coma.