100 Poems in 100 Days V.

#031. A Life Without Love

All the great philosophers
Decry a life without love,

And sure enough,
That roller coaster can be a blast,

But the crashing falls
Far outnumber the highs,

And that little bit of ecstasy
Isn't close to worth it.

It's not hard to match those highs,
But the crashes are beyond belief.

It's true that I feel a pang sometimes
When I see a happy couple,

But I know that love never
Works out for me that way,

And so I know it's better this way.
Nothing scares me more now

Than falling in love again,
And destroying my hard-won peace.

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