When you've loved someone, <br />As much as you're capable of, <br />Just let them go. Even better, <br />Don't write about them- ever. <br />If you must, let it be once only <br />And let that be as their epitaph. <br />Let the seasons and the wind <br />Sweep away the painful memories <br />Don't try to re-start fire from a faded puff of smoke. <br />And give yourself some time to recover. <br /> <br />If you must write thousands of lines <br />About what went wrong, or why, <br />For gods sake burn it- burn it quickly <br />Don't leave it lying around for others eyes to see <br />And for the dance line to start forming behind you: <br />The Designated Mourners of decayed, extinct love affairs <br />Don't forget to leave some room for the next good thing <br />Which has been waiting patiently at your door <br />While you've been existing only in the past <br />As a one-dimensional loser. <br />Remember, there's only a one letter difference.<br /><br />Patti Masterman<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/anti-love-poem-1/
