In the park,
under the street light
Same time, every week
we’ve met
We both know that
we shouldn’t be here
this is wrong
And I can’t keep leading
you on
my heart isn’t in this
relationship anymore
I know you think you love me
but you don’t
there’s nothing more I want-
then to be with you.
but there’s two others to
consider
She doesn’t deserve this
if you don’t love her anymore-
set her free.
if you do still love her-
go back to her and forget me
He’s been good to me
kept me warm and safe and dry
I don’t want to hurt him anymore
than I already have-
Please don’t make this
any harder than it already is.
I’ve tried to make you love me
and I know that you don’t
the secrecy is what made me
want you and I fell for you
No-
she doesn’t deserve to have
her life shattered
ripped open for everyone to
gawk at.
I’d have been good to you too
I can’t make you love me
I can’t make you stay
and I have to be ok
with that
farewell my love
when we leave
you’ll never see me again
you won’t remember me-
I’ll just be some guy
you used to know
This poem beautifully depicts the romanticism and pains of the secret relationship, and tells a compelling story centered around these unnamed characters, allowing the reader to see the pain it will cause if allowed to continue, and the hurt it is already doing to the people stuck trying to be in love. Absolutely captivating!