You gotta want it,
You gotta mean it.
But if your heart’s not in it,
you’ll never win mine. Fine,
gloat in your self-loathing,
be obsessed in your mess.
But don’t think you can hurt me
if your heart’s not invested.
I guess I’ll just laugh and walk away.
© Copyright Walter J. Wojtanik – 2013
Suggested by POETIC ASIDES Day 23 – Love/Anti-Love