Private Love, Not Public
We had been on a few dates.
I felt I wanted you for my mate.
It was time to make a move.
I decided to put on the ‘smooth.’
I wanted to bring you into my world.
What a shock to see it went viral.
You put my ‘smooth moves’ online.
Now everyone knows my line.
I wanted it to be private & special.
Not be a soapbox intellectual.
It destroyed the intimacy of it.
It made me feel I want to quit.
I thought we would be a pair.
Admired by others everywhere.
Now I am a internet star.
The ‘Don Juan’ of lovers afar.
What I said was only for you.
I hoped you would think so too.
But, you’ve made me a social star.
Our love is over due to the scar.
It can never recover from a hit like this.
Our love is as good as a miss.
It has no place on the social media.
Basically, it has shown I don’t need ya.
I think for my type of romance
The old days had the best chance.
You need a lover who puts on a show.
One who will let all the world know.
As for me, I am the private type.
I am not fond of all the hype.
You go your way & I’ll go mine.
Maybe we’ll meet again sometime.
———————-R. W. Johnson—–(2015)