The Amorist

Noun | Meaning: Someone who is in love; someone who writes about love.

The amorist writes and dreams for something just out of reach;

the love that is fueled by desire and innocence.

They are unaware of the pain that love brings.

The amorist is naive and welcomes this new passion with open arms.

For once in a lifetime, the amorist feels seen.

For once the amorist’s dreams have become real,

but soon enough they go back to dreams.

The amorist discovers that sometimes dreams are not meant to be,

and that love is rarely everlasting.

The amorist writes for the dream,

the real and unreal, and a love that could’ve been.

Etched into paper are the dreams that could be and the love that will never last.