Jaded is a poem written by Ma. Elena Yusay and shared with The Ugly Writers under the theme Master of my Fate, Captain of my Soul for January
Jaded from travel,
I wonder if
He’s worth the
wait, silly me,
He said before
“I ain’t ready.”
My wounded soul
is stuck in
this pattern of
fancying people like
him, never ready
to love back.
He only takes
to quench his
thirst and ego.
Cupid’s arrow pierces
my heart, but
doesn’t pierce his.
He gets his
fill of sacred
energy, but leaves
me with nothing.
Another incubus, another
disappointing pleasure escapade.
I tell the
sovereign in the
mirror, “Don’t fret,
I love you.”
I also say,
“I respect you.”
I sever his
rope and say,
“It’s over. Goodbye.”
