dear nevermind
shall i tell you a story?
it’s about boys and girls
but not about love
and happy endings
well, not yet
but never mind that
it is about endings
poorly written
where the heroines
ran off and left
the heroes high
and dry
or low and stuck
in mud
if you prefer
that symbolism
in other words
a microcosm
of one side
of the universal
drama we all
belong to in which
we are all faithless
is that not
the word i want?
substitute heartless
callous, blind
selfish, strong-willed
spiteful, stupid
stubborn …
any of those
would do
this is a story
of boys and girls
but it’s the story
of me and you
the story of
them and us
because we’re really
not so different
under our skin
did i say there
was an ending
unhappy?
i was wrong
partially
there was an
ending in agony
you lived it
and he lived it
and He died
under it
some details
i might exaggerate
for the sake
of a good story
but not His
He who of all
loved most
died for her
who loved least
and if you say
heartbreak couldn’t
hold Him because
He was most
literally Love
well, yes
that is true
and being Love
He makes all
dead things new
even heartbreak
even me
even you
