They say you should never date a writer
(And I suppose, an artist or a singer)
Because you will find yourself in their work
Something you did or said
Will be done or said by a character in a story
And another will sit hunched over a book
Or smile after that first sip of hot tea in the evening
Sit under a mango tree with their eyes closed
Share a slice of cake in a quiet cafe
Just the way you once did
But this is not what you need to fear
Finding yourself in a hundred different works of fiction
I'd say is one of the perks of dating a writer
What you do need to fear is the documentation
Of the pain you left them with
The heartbreak, the rejection, the betrayal
The inability to love thereafter
Finding raw emotion in their work
And knowing you are responsible for it
Knowing others know you are too
For it's not difficult to put one and one together
When suddenly your pictures are taken off their social media
And their words take on a sad tone
Now that is what you should fear
About dating a writer
(And I suppose, an artist or a singer)
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