The Pain of Love

This is one of the winning submissions for a writing contest conducted by Ping in 2018.

I’m in love
Not with you but just the lights
Not your hair but all these sights
Or maybe it’s because you’re by my side
Either way, I’m still in love

I thought I had lost what it means
To hope, to love, a reason to feel
Your puppy eyes and those ripped jeans
Either way, I’m still in love

I’m a stormy mess, you’re a gentle breeze
That smile of yours is such a tease
Your eyes sparkle even when you weep
Either way, I’m still in love

You look at him the way you won’t look at me
My brain’s in shatters, I want to scream
I’ve begged my heart, but it doesn’t concede
Either way, I’m still in love

Why is love expensive, when pain is free?
You look so beautiful in my stolen hoodie
I’m hoping for something that’ll never be
Either way, I’m still in love.