By Mikayla A.

Love is cruel

An evil mistress

The person I love

Love

Is lightyears away

I don’t use that word lightly

Love

I know he feels the same way

But it’s forbidden

This is the kind of thing I would gag at

What can I do to save this

I can’t tell anyone

People are shunned for this

They lose people for this

I'm actually insane if I think I can get away

The waves are carrying me farther and farther

And he’s being pulled away

Everytime I fight the waves

Pull back and run

They carry me farther

I’ve tried letting him go

I’ve tried drawing him closer

But every time I get hurt

I’ve found an island

Impenetrable and Strong

No one can get in

No one can get out

Nothing can hurt me

Even if he floats by

I ignore it

He stares at me

Begs me

Pleads and cries

He doesn’t make this easy

But it was never easy

I try to rough it out

Pick the good parts out of the bad

But it’s hard when the waves wash over

Trash comes to my shore

Cause that’s all he leaves