Requiem for Love

Are you happy now, now that love is dead?
Dead and extinguished for lack of common interest.
And hope.
I’m running out of hope for you.
Compromising faith and misery,
But no one’s listening to me.

Surprise: everybody’s on your side.
But is it wrong of me to want to feel alive?
You’re afraid of the unknown.
Just know that you don’t own any of us.
So just try acceptance. Find acceptance.

The worst part is that you deny your hate,
And you try to justify taking someone’s life.
I’m sure that I could prove you wrong,
And I know I’m not the only one.

Sticks and stones will break my bones,
And words will crush my heart.
Lost names and forgotten faces all because you went too far.
Now, I’m trying to speak out,
But you need to try speaking in.

Talk to me face to face,
And I’ll put you back in your place.
Explain to me your reason for hate.
We can change the world;
It’s not too late.