If only they told me
Right from the beginning
“they die you know
these people
to whom you attach your fondness
and they are even harder to detach
and they are even harder to detach
we should be reminded daily
told over and over
like the warnings
on cigarette packages
love is addictive
avoid inhaling
because withdrawal
causes emotional attacks on the heart
for which there is no cure
but realization
comes with crisis
when we bury these loves
and they don’t decompose
in our lifetime.