The opposite of love
is not hate
they reside in each others proximity
one gives, the other yearns
springing from the same source
headed for the same destination
still connected to something
the opposite of love
is cold and distant
knows no hope
is a common enemy
heading nowhere
an erased memory
and merely a glimpse
of nothingness
the opposite of love
is indifference
– dooo
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I can still taste your voice in my head
as your finger tips echo on my skin
it remembers your mouth
touching my soul
transcending my senses
flowing into
a kaleidoscope
of vibrant colours
and melting shapes
I can still taste your vibe on my body
as the traces of you erase my thoughts
opening the heart
liquefying the mind
and awakening the soul
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I found an ally
on a quest for belonging
a lifetime of bliss
followed by an eternity
of misunderstanding
we found ourselves
deadlocked
disappointed
and finally
desperately
wanting the other
to be the enemy
when all we had to say was
thank you
it may not be with you
but
I belong now
-dooo
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A stranger looked at me intensely
“did it hurt?”
I was about to say something real
and then he said
“when you fell out of heaven?”
– dooo
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I looked in the mirror
for the very first time
I looked not at my face
I looked not at my flaws
I did not find a trace
of my body
of my ugly
of my beauty
of my age
of my pride
of my shame
I looked through me
and beyond me
and all that remained
was me
– dooo
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I will
shelter
you
my child
I will
gently
hold you
for as long as you
want me to
I will let you
be you
and not try to
mold you
as if I
created you
myself
– dooo
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I thought it was romantic
your outrage when I smiled at someone
I thought it was outrage
your insecurity when I was exposed to others
I thought it was insecurity
your fragility when I was out of sight
I thought it was fragile
your agression when you thought I would leave
I thought it was aggression
your fear that you wouldn’t be enough
I thought it was fear
your struggling to love me
I thought it was love
you yelling apologies at me
I thought it was an apology
when it was an excuse
for me, most of all
to love you
unconditionally
– dooo
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I will raise you
to be the kind of man
my father tried to be
– dooo
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In the beginning
we worship
we sculpt mirages
of and for each other
that no one could live up to
then blame the other
for being human
and call it love
– dooo
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