“Love is a Battlefield”
by Jenna Siuta
i’m scared of love
not that i’ll never fall in love again
but that i’ll never want to try again
heartbreak after heartbreak
we were almost something real
i can’t decide what hurts the most
late night facetimes
texts that kept me up
the conversations that made everything feel like we were made for each other
i thought we were building something solid
but there was a crack in the foundation
a crack i never saw coming
in a foundation that i was the only one pouring into
i was laying bricks while you were only drawing blueprints
the reassurance,
the compliments,
the never ending laughs.
you told me everything i wanted to hear
now i wish it could be taken back
because you didn’t stay long enough to prove it.
i’m not scared of love per say
i just don’t think i want to try again.
