make him buy it

Make Him Buy It

I am stuck between my anger

and all the laughs I didn’t use

tried to make sense of this madness

but I only seem to lose.

To forget I can’t think of

and all I ever want is you

think of this and of me fondly

when there's nowhere you belong

and forever has no meaning

if I can’t live it with you.

To all the tears that dried up in days

all I ever hear it’s you

catch me senseless

on the swing

that saw you kneeling down to me

another lover I have found

who treats me right and loves me dear

but my eyes only see yours

and one day I know I’ll trip

cut him deep and watch him bleed

when this tongue forgets his name

and call right back for you.

I am stuck with things so senseless

all the words I didn’t use

had I said yes before you’d gone

something else I’d call myself

but this time there is no cure

I have lost my chance at most

and forever I won’t tell you

I’ll forever lie to him

tell him oh I love you dearly

don’t even know how much it’s true.

I have found a man to hold

but he doesn’t feel like you.

Sofia Ida Cestari is an Italian writer and editor. Fluent in Italian, English and Spanish, she currently resides in Spain and studies English Literature. She focuses mainly on poetry and screenwriting but also loves journalism. She’s been previously published on Harmony Literary, By The Beach Journal, Meraki Review, Viridine and Culterate among others. She’s also the founder and editor of Eloquentia Literary Magazine. You can find her on Instagram @sofiaidacestarii.