this is not poetic

You wrote me like a poem

convinced that together

we could create something poetic

You wrote me like a poem

too structured, too perfect

time frames & rhyme schemes

but you should know

I have a fear of commitment

You wrote me like a poem

placing too much weight on adjectives

you hadn't yet earned the right to use

You wrote me like a poem

your style noticeably lacking

overwhelming me with word choice

making me feel tone-deaf

You wrote me like a poem

harsh diction & excessive syllables

too much too soon

backed up against the door with my fingers clasping the handle

and escape routes in the back of my mind

You wrote me like poem

but this line breakage between us

is years in the making

and the distance is too much

You wrote me like a poem

as if I was the most important thing

to have ever escaped your lips

And I did.