AFFECTION ATTENDING

Better none than any
A dime for a penny
I started with one
And one turned to many
The fire deserved
my fingers were burned
I said I was done
But the specter returns
With the hex reaffirmed

Better any than none
Better many than one
I'm me when I'm real and
I'm him just for fun
I tried to be nice
to a world cold as ice
I cared how you feel
But I won't bother twice
Because truth is my vice

Affection Attending
A rhyme for the many
The sea stole my heat
But my heart gave me plenty
The fire for hire
Attention acquired
When met with defeat
"must have a desire"
A hunger acquired

Attention rejecting
A line for the testing
You split me in two
And my twin's redirecting
I took the wrong train
Played an alt not my main
I couldn't see through
Common sense to my fame
And I acted in vain


© 2023 Mario Rossetti

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