there is nothing like the feeling of
being accepted by someone new,


someone who you once thought
never really wanted you


and I imagine it feels even better
when your fears subside
and some other feeling takes over


it’s the simplest idea,
the easiest way to be,
yet the hardest to understand


we are like burnt toast,
made better the darker we are
drowned in butter to keep us unhealthy
for everyone else except each other


and I believe that’s why we are able to feel something
when the world tells us we should feel nothing.



02/23/2009
Posted on 02/23/2009
Copyright © 2026 Ava Blu

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Gabriel Ricard on 02/23/09 at 09:04 PM
I love that burnt toast image. The whole poem is sweet, gentle, never going overboard with either of those things (which is often very easy to do), and that image keeps in tune with that, but it also works in some of your humor. I like that, and I really like what you've done here.
Posted by Nanette Bellman on 02/23/09 at 09:07 PM
the title of this is soo strong Ava, and you wrote the poem to suit it.  excellent read my dear.
Posted by Mo Couts on 06/06/11 at 12:21 AM
This is absolutely amazing. Wow!