A letter to Myself

A sonnet

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Why must you freely give away your heart?

Don’t you realize this only invites pain?

Lovers love and leave and break you apart

simply more sensible to stay away

Don’t you dare fall for those beautiful eyes

don’t let that smile steal your still sound soul

luscious lips lead up to lingering lies

I thought by now you’d learn to let it go.

Perpetual perfection can’t exist

in a world full of inconsistency

dedication and devotion are myths

for love comes only conditionally.

Solidarity brings serenity

intimacy is irrationality.