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Clare Din

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Clare Din

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Can someone
Truly be in love
With more than one person
At the same time?

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Do I have so much love
In my heart
That there’s room
For two people…
Or am I being selfish?

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Whatever it is,
I am torn between two,
A man with whom I built a life
And a woman who adores me.

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Clare Din

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The wisdom and success
That come with experience.
The imagination and energy
That is marked by youth.

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When I am with one,
I feel a warm feeling in my belly
That he or she is the center of my universe
And nothing else really matters,
But the good feeling subsides eventually
And turns into cravings for the other
And I feel my heart being pulled apart.

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Clare Din

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Do I really know what love is
Or do I use the word too lightly,
Not really knowing its true meaning?
Not really caring?

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Is it fair to each of them?
Would they understand?
Would they both hate me?
Would they both leave me?

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What would I do if they did?

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What I do makes sense to me
And keeps me happy
And yet sad
At the same time.

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So I think about what it would be like
To be with just one person.
And I think about how the world sees me.
And I wish things were just a little different
And yet the same.
And I know that the world
Just isn’t that way, never was, never will be.
Because the world doesn’t yet understand me
And probably never will.

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Clare Din

Copyright 2012

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About The Author: Clare Din is enrolled in the College of Liberal and Professional Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, and is also an alumni of Penn Engineering, Class of 1991.