Likes Me No More: Romantic ConTEXTing Rhyming Haiku Lament

She no longer likes/
me. I know: she no longer/
reads my poetry.

She Called Me “Keeper” : Romantic Contexting Rhyming Haiku Lament

“Good morning, keeper!”/
was all the message I hear./
I burst into tears.

It’s funny how we/
write with intensity, but/
then just disappear.

The suction of cheeks/
and crunch of ice and candy/
proclaim her desire.

Teach me to not care./
You have more expertise than/
I’ve yet developed.

Tonight, wrapped in your/
arms of love, with limbs tangled,/
I’ll not sleep alone.

My walls now go up/
quickly. I’ve learned how to build /
them from a master.

She’s not ready. I /
thought she’d be. Maybe she’s just/
not ready for me.

You … simplify … me.
Without you, I am complete.
With you, I get life.

OR
With you, I can live.

I’ve learned that when you /
once had a crush, later you/
don’t like their face much.