A quintet of poems

I've been looking into going a little deeper with my work for some time now, and this is probably the closest I've gotten to an actual running concept throughout a set of my poetry. You'll notice that each poem below is about a different stage of love and relates to some experiences of people I know and have felt myself. Also, since this is a quintet the poems are all named after songs, these represent a playlist of love that I feel also fits things as well, links to the songs are clickable through the titles. I hope you enjoy all of these as much as I did writing them.


I: "Just A Friend"

Trapped
Locked up by the convictions of our
friendly relationship

The intentions I had are still the same, yet
I cannot express in the manner I thought I should have
And now, even that relationship is gone

You had what I desired, but I was
trapped in the friend zone
blinded the hope of something that I couldn't verbalize

My heart was in my throat and you ripped it out of me,
leaving me speechless...


II: "Hello"

Hello

It is one of the first words we learn
But it is one of the hardest to say

It is the ultimate conversation started,
yet the easiest way to get blown off

Some nod heads, some wave, some don't even need to say it
It is one of the great assumptions

It has plagued me for years,
"just say 'hello' stupid, what's the worst that can happen?"

Hopefully one day I be able to say it to you
and I hope if you walk into my world, you'll be willing to say it as well.

Goodbye


III: "Black Heart Inertia"

Behold the most beautiful girl in the world
her delicate skin, her sensual frame, her witty personality
What man would not want to be with her, but there is a catch

To be with her to sell your soul to the devil, for you see,
she has the blackest heart in all the galaxy

A women so beautiful and fun,
yet she believes she is so devoid of the capability to love
Perhaps you are the one she's been waiting for
To banish the darkness from her heart and soul.


IV: "Poison"

Some people believe love is like a fine wine
Just let the relationship age and it will get better
I know better than that though

Most things in life are poisonous
with harmful side effects like lack of social life, perpetual longing,
constant speculation, possible restraining orders, and at the end of the day
amputation of the relationship

Love is the forbidden fruit of life, everyone wants it
but only some are willing to do anything for and perhaps most interestingly,
it's protected by a poisonous snake... better know where the antidote is.


V: 'Heartbreak Warfare'

What are we fighting for anymore?
The rampant discussions
the relentless speculation

People work each side like scouts, trying to make heads or tails of it
It's become a war of attrition, the end nowhere in sight

Is is a possibly we don't even know if we should be fighting?
Why are we here, on this battlefield?

I got lost in no man's land, trying to put a sense to all of this,
but the fog of war continues to cloud everything,
I wish it could end, I want to go home,
This isn't my war