Do Not

Don't write a love poem,

definitely don't write a poem about an infatuation.


Don't write a poem about someone you didn't expect to see.


Don't write a poem about her beautiful dress

no matter how well it looked on her.


Don't write a poem about a clever line she wrote,

even if it was perfectly brilliant.


Don't write about the moment she touched your shoulder.


Don't write about her saying she hopes

we can see each other next week.


Don't write a poem where you say

that you drove in silence all the way home,

thinking only of her.


Don't write about her embrace.


Don't write about that look in her eyes.


Don't write about her beauty.


Don't write about how much you want

to keep hearing that voice.


Don't be a fool.


Don't go to bed still thinking of her.


Don't fall in love.


Don't, or do,

it's all up to you.