On Love (An Alternative Response to Almitra's Request) -

All the people who have told me

That love will make me whole

Love was with them in the moment

Another mistake on my part

I’m no savior in heart or in mind

The deals people make and the love people trade

Is this an art or a business venture?

Is your contest one I can enter?

I’m not expecting any love

But just give me some fun in return

I don’t need my words revised

By all these blue-faced, red-penned writers

She lifts the weight, I feel much lighter

But is interaction lacking pain or passion

Worth the time?

I need to find better ways

To fill all these empty chairs

I need some more disarray

I need lots more love to share

My patience left me in May

I haven’t heard from him since

But if you’ve got more to say

I can tell him he’s needed

She’s got some pretty new friends

They make her angry sometimes

If they take her clothes again

She is gonna lose her mind

I don’t think I should still be concerned with her social life

But while she’s clenching her teeth

My tongue will hide behind mine