simple love
photo by anshu shah, poem by sarayu yenumula | February 2024
they say love is supposed to be simple
i've watched it in the movies
suddenly when he says hi
you’re hosting a flutter of butterflies
love is supposed to be simple
the princess and prince love story
that we always dreamed about as kids
wearing glass slippers
and crowns too big for our heads
love is supposed to be simple
‘i love you’s’
fall out of our mouths
there isn’t such thing as timing
we say it from our heart
not from the clock
he says “say it only when your ready”
because all you need is time
not pressure
love in that moment isn’t just simple
she’s also safety
she’s also home
love isn’t sitting at the backseat of his car
so that he won’t be mad at you
love isn’t shutting out your friends
because he wanted you for himself
love isn’t waiting in a coffee shop alone
because he overslept your date
because this type of love
is what younger self never looked up to
this type of love is filled with lost crowns
and broken glass slippers
this type of love cuts scars
deeper than imaginable
this type of love is far from simple.