By When it comes to love,
I’ve been a person
Who has almost always,
Almost fallen in…
It’s not that I don’t want to,
or I have never
Or I can not…
Just that I don’t. Anymore.
And when I think about it,
there’s no solid reason behind this.
I’m not afraid,
I’m not ‘not ready’
I’m not hurt or broken either.
But I don’t understand why…
Why is this love thing so scary to me?
It might sound funny to you that I find love scary now.
But there also was a time I used to think “ love is so kind to me.”
Looking at my friends crying over their lying, unloyal, disrespectful partners…
I always thought love couldn’t be any more kinder to me.
YOU couldn’t be any kinder to me.
But today, I’ll tell you how these well-behaved, good guys break your heart.
They will break your heart in a way you’ll never know they did. Or you’ll know after some two years when they’ll have moved on with their life with someone new; someone that looks similar to you. And you’ll be right there where he left you questioning “ why is love so scary to me?”
These good guys will break your heart gently, kindly, softly, like they don’t mean to, and most importantly, with your consent.
They will break it again and again but accidentally, unintentionally.
And you will allow that again and again because common! That was unintentional!
They’ll sing you your favorite song to sleep
that you stop listening to music after they leave…
And in your eyes, they’ll show you a heaven
That you stop looking at yourself after they’re gone.
And the way they compliment your lips and teeth,
You never smile the same once they leave.
These good guys,
They will make you happy in a way you never thought someone could make you
And they’ll break your heart in a way you never thought someone could break you.
Had you been a bad guy as they say,
I would have stayed prepared and later,
I would have either forgiven or forgotten you…
But you’re the good guy,
I didn’t see any of these coming…
Now you tell me what do I do…
You know I’ve had enough now
I don’t want to be on the side of the story that’s always sad.
I know how a good guy will love you,
I also know how he’ll hurt you
But can you tell me how you heal from that?
-Written by Asmita Gautam ‘bari’
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