Cruel.
It is cruel I am not able to admire the eyes, I am so in love with.
Cruel, I don’t get to hold the hand
that was caressing me all night.
Cruel, I have to pretend your laugh
isn’t my favorite sound.
Cruel, our family will always
just consist of the two of us.
Cruel, the only white dress I will ever see you in is your nightgown.
Cruel, I don’t get to express
my longing for you.
Cruel, to pretend.
If our love is wrong,
Then I shall never be right again.
© K.K.
January 2023