Self-fulfilling prophecy

Inspired by ‘Recycling’ by Ahmad Almallah, published on The Unconventional Courier

you’ll live your life

only ever owning that which asks

no investment

no devotion

of you

a life

of silver forks

and paper plates

of one-night stand conversations

and feigned interest

and you’ll live your love

keeping your chessboard

behind your back

chanting the old charm

from the comfort of the stage

never letting her

stay

to watch the show

never letting her

close enough

to taste your breath.

you’ll live your life

stamping expiration dates

on the backs of the fools who love you

like I did, you’ve never trusted

yourself

to keep what you care for

never dared

to furnish the new house

always leaving

the trapdoor open

for your replaceable trinkets’

imminent departure

and you’ll live your love

climbing mountaintops, chasing

the joy you once felt

riding the wave, the thrill

of impermanence

but inevitably wishing

you’d trusted, you’d stayed

you’d held on to

have her there

when you hit the bottom.

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