On Love and Acceptance

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As the days go by, I learned to try

On how to distract myself and not to cry,

To focus on keeping my pillows dry

And to stay away from the gaze of your eye.

I would be hypocrite if I say

That I'm not affected anymore in any way.

From what you did that day,

It still hurts like it happened yesterday.

The feeling became bearable

My system made it acceptable,

But you're still on my head; unbeatable,

Untamed, on rampage, but manageable.

This soldier will now surrender

Not because I'm tired, but because I remember

That in this fight, we're not together

You're on one side, while I'm on the other.

It doesn't mean that I can't fight,

It doesn't signify that I lose my might

Or I succumbed into the night;

It means I choose what's right.

My love for you does not falter, 

But if we look on things that matter,

There are forces that are greater

Than what I'm longing and after. 

From the start, the outcome is the same

So, I take the blame in this silly game

Not for you, but for what's left on my name

Not for us, but for the remaining flame.

One of the lessons my father had taught

You see, not all wars are to be fought 

And not all conflicts are to be bought

Because you might be misled and caught.

With acceptance comes enlightenment

Like an armor or protective garment, 

I'll put it on until the day of judgment,

Consider it as my achievement.

This is the second part of On Love and Insanity. Please stay updated for the next part.

It might be on a different context, but since we are talking about acceptance; I dedicate this poem to surpassinggoogle@surpassinggoogle, themanualbot@themanualbot, brokemancode@brokemancode, wandergirl@wandergirl, zyrawr@zyrawr, thegaillery@thegaillery, and legendarryll@legendarryll. You guys were fantastic!

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