Mistake Number One
By: Jacob Blackburn

I feel stupid.
Bearing too much of my soul, too early.
Why did I do it?
I wanted her to know, but look at consequences.
Feeling stronger in a relationship always ends badly.
It is an unwritten rule.
A mistake that has happened to me.
Why did I have to tell her how I felt?
Honesty is not always the best policy,
as the cliché goes.
UUUUUGGGGGHHHH!!!!
All I can say is “Why”?
What possessed me to tell her now?
This is definitely mistake number one.

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