you announce yourself like a letterhead
wherever you go
engraving your persona
here I am
all the makings of royalty
crave the adulation
cherish being observed
live on the looks
your affection is cheap
men leave their marks
ink stains mix with tears
love marked junkie
your heart slips off quickly
ready for love post-disaster
ill fitting
does not suit you
stay away from passion's fire
emotions erupt
spontaneously
affection burns
crumpled in the hands of loveless brutes
not to be worn more than once
you give your love away like a novelty
it cannot last
men read you like yesterday's news
worn out
short-lived disposable
your love is like a paper dress
©Eusebeia Philos 2013
Written for dVerse Poets Open Link Night ~ 91
