Don’t Fall for Me

Don't Fall for Me

(by Mari Rabadan)

Don’t fall for me, I’m not your dream,

I’m a storm dressed up in quiet scenes.

I talk too much, then shut you out,

I’ll pull you close, then fill with doubt.

I don’t have much that I can give,

Just wilted feelings I still relive.

A hollow hug, a heart half-healed,

Some scars I haven’t yet revealed.

Don’t fall for me, I’m hard to hold,

I burn too bright, then turn too cold.

I’ll lift you high, then disappear,

I’m not the love you want to hear.

But if you look beyond the mess,

You might still find my tenderness.

Don’t fall for me—I’m full of flaws,

Soft some days, then sharp with claws.

I wake up bitter, guard in place,

I hide my light behind my face.

Some days I crave the ocean shore,

Others I don’t leave my door.

I never know what drink I need—

Wine, or coffee, or just to breathe.

Don’t fall for me, I’m hard to hold,

I burn too bright, then turn too cold.

I’ll lift you high, then disappear,

I’m not the love you want to hear.

But if you stay and don’t let go,

You’ll find a heart you’ll never know.

I don’t post quotes or perfect pics,

I bleed through poems, line by line.

I won’t be easy, won’t be clear,

But I’ll be real—if you are mine.

So don’t fall for me… unless you can

Love the chaos and understand—

That I’m still learning how to stand.

Don’t fall for me, or maybe do…

But only if you’ll love the bruised.

And if you see what others missed—

The fire buried in my kiss.

Then maybe you’re the one who’ll be

The verse that finally sets me free.