LOVELESS LOVE

By Cornelius Kipkosgei

I found myself in the arms of this woman
I did not feel anything for her
Not love, not even hate
I taught myself every day to love her.

I found myself in the arms of this woman
I didn’t know much about beauty
She had bulbous eyes and a big nose
But for this beauty she had, I learned to love her.

I found myself in the arms of this woman
The touch from her palms made my heart skip
She had charred scars, maybe she wasn’t such a bad cook
But for these charred scars I became used to her touch.

I found myself in the arms of this woman
I figured out, it was not from sheer fate
But for her witty tongue and apt brain
I could not think of her more or less.

I found myself in the arms of this woman
Along the way I lost her to the lies of men
She was kind to leave a little love in my heart
She left me a broken man but I feel no hate for her.

Yet I keep asking myself; was it love?