This is not a love poem

This Is Not A Love Poem

This is not a love poem.
Rather, it is a petition for an immediate revision of our relationship;
A decision to demand a separation from the grip you have on me;
A desire and a plea for a reunion with myself;
My old self, before you.

This is not a love poem.
Rather, it is a declaration that the suffocation masked as emotion must cease;
A graduation from this simple infatuation that will not release me;
A reminder that I am all I need;
My old self, before you.

This is not a love poem.
Rather, an understanding that this situation is unhealthy;
A realization that outward love will only bring a wealth of nasty problems;
A love incantation to help me return to myself;
My old self, before you.

This is not a love poem.
Rather, it is an end;
A decision to lose you as my friend;
An introduction to a new life in which my emotions will mend;
This is not a love poem, it is a reunion with my old self, before you, before I fell for you.