that crumple in your smile

that crumple in your smile,
those wavering pond eyes,
reflect the pitiful creature you see in me.

as sweet as it sounds,
don’t tell me you are sorry you can’t take it all away,
because you shouldn’t shoulder such responsibility.

as dear as it may be,
don’t tell me you think I deserve better,
because there was little reason in the toss of this dice.

as lovely as it can feel,
don’t tell me that you wish things were different,
because then you and I and us and this would cease to…


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M. L. Michael 

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