Love is a Battlefield

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The following is a few lines from a poem I'm planning to perform if ever I get a chance to. Because I really like how this went down, I'm making sure my creativity isn't stolen from me and that is why what you see before you is only a bit of what I would actually do when I get the chance. Be that as it may, enjoy the few lines I've written for this piece, cheers!

 I'm not trying to be ludicrous or anything,
but when I was thirteen, I really did have my first love.
I say "have", but to be honest, I didn't really have her.
It was more like I was standing on the sidelines,
watching her go from guy after guy after guy;
wondering the whole time that if I tried
would I be the next guy...?

 To say that she was the only one
I've ever fallen in love with would be
a lie flying through my clenched teeth
like an innocent man desperate to escape
so he can live out the rest of his life with a loving family.
That is to say, it's probable to announce,
but unlikely to be believed...

 Love is a battlefield, yes,
but it's a lot more like a complicated dance
than a battlefield. After all,
what is a battle that has no war?
What am I fighting for...?

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