In and Out of Love~ By Taylor Burgin

I.
Of something honeyed,
you should not forget the aftertaste;
how it could, very well,
be bitter.

II.
Indulge in his nectarous words.

III.
Refuse the then a name,
as well, the before and after.
Become swallowed in his now.

IV.
Nothing
but his arms and the sun
can keep you warm
in an odyssey of a blizzard.

V.
You find a loneliness
in the hollow of his eyes;
a void.

VI.
In something of an exhale,
his words pour and run
a tiresome pace.

VII.
His sullenness reeks
with an abundance
of slighted repentance.
 
VIII.
Fear to ask;
for the disclosure
might be more sickening
than the suspicion.

IX.
Tell him of the ecstasy
that leaves you in twilight;
a bliss that is more of an idea
than euphoria.

X.
Don’t let him know
you are unstable.
That he has made you unstable.

XI.
Wish to be something
of mayflies with him.
Spoil each other with a single day
before things become rotten with mold.

XII.
Watch yourself fall more in love
with a poem than him.
Then, with no penitence,
fall out of love and land
in your own soft words.
 
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Author Bio:
Taylor Burgin is a 16-year-old junior at Miami Arts Charter. She is graciously a part of the Creative Writing Strand in her school. She has five dogs and three cats (proudly considers herself a 'crazy cat lady') and finds her interest mostly in playwriting and spoken word. Taylor first found her passion in these two genres by watching her older brother perform on stage in plays, and realizing she wanted to be the one writing the words. She hopes that one day her own pieces will be performed and enjoyed as much as she loved writing them.