"Love" by Fathia Izzati

I think I’ve lived long enough to know that
every ‘quote’ has its own paradox
Because quite honestly if you follow one, you’ll reach some sort of deadlock

Because what even is ‘abscence makes the heart grow fonder’
It’s a silly phrase someone wrote when they couldn’t hold their loved ones any longer
Or how about that other one
Where you should place your heart on fate and destiny

Let that person go if you love them oh but side effect is that the pain will sink in quite dreadfully

That’s not love, love isn’t made of quotes and concepts
It’s not a Hollywood rom-com it’s an on-going prospect

It’s growing together and making mistakes
Sharing your ideas, sharing mixtapes

It’s laughing in unison at your own jokes and blasting Slayer after I put on The Strokes
It’s crying on a shoulder you can put your trust on,
It’s a 3 am phone call when no one else can be relied upon

It’s entangling two minds and creating a bond
It’s the sick worried feeling when the other doesn’t respond

It’s a heck of a tolerance and understanding
And loving the soul, because looks aren’t everlasting

It’s a million other things that no one ever taught you
You learn yourself because it’s different every time you go through

That feeling when you catch a glimpse of them starring back
The you, you once knew, stopped seeing in white and black

There’s pink, and blue
a different name for a different hue
Turquoise, crimson, amber, it’s us, it’s me, it’s you.


—love.
Fathia Izzati (@kittendust)