Learning to Unlove You

(A Poem)

I struggle every morning just to get out of my bed

Coz I stayed up late the previous night trying to get you out of my head

And the moment my mind awakes

Myriad thoughts and visions of you, it makes

I try to wash them off in the shower

But they get stronger and stronger by the hour

So I just fix my face with make up and put on a mask

And try my best to take on the day’s task

Every single day, wherever I may be, is a battle

No matter how I try to make my life a hustle and bustle

At work, I fight to stay focused on the job at hand

But still I keep checking my inbox for your messages that never come

At home, I strain my eyes on TV and DVDs

I read nonstop...school lessons, novels and book series

But still my mind wanders away from time to time

Thoughts of you persistently slip inside my mind

And when I lie on my bed to sleep, the battle gets worse

Thoughts and memories of you gain more and more force

Start prickling my heart and stinging my eyes

Both loving and unloving you, come with such a high price

So again and again I read, or play a game

Till my eyes can’t stay open, and my mind stop screaming out your name

I should stop loving you; I must learn to know how

And maybe start forgetting you...maybe someday...somehow