this poem is 

quite frankly

embarrassing to write

do you believe in soulmates

part I

i don’t.

if i visualized it

i think soulmates would look like

two spheres of rose fire

burning in two chests

the fire is lukewarm

almost ephemeral

able to be blown out

with one soft breath

when the two are 

together

the fire comes alive

and casts its aura

on anything and everything

the world almost seems

rose-tinted

the problem is

fire is dangerous

it soon shatters its own boundaries

devouring anything and everything

including those who originally held the flame

that’s why i don’t believe in soulmates. 

part II

i do.

maybe i like the idea

that someone is destined to love me

having never experienced it outside of family 

while some of those around me

can hardly stand life without a love

of course

i’m only fifteen

i’m not looking for love

but it hurts a bit 

all the same

is it my personality

my face

my skin

i don’t think so

it may be the wrong place

the wrong time

high school 

pandemic

but someday

i want someone to look at me 

and feel the fiery rose sphere 

spark to life

that’s why i believe in soulmates.