Rhymes by Ayla Bayli
Rhymes
I read john green when I was a thirteen
The characters were so flawed
Wow so cool
The girls were mean and smoked more than they dreamed
The boys were very weird the love was never pure
I think it damaged me
Oh, for sure
It made me think the girls weren’t meant to be nice or floral or happy in the color pink
It made me think i had to be fucked to be deserving of love
That only romance was the one you harmed
“This was a thought exercise I found too funny to delete and now it is poetry I guess.”
Ayla Bayli (She/her) is a poet based in England. These days she is trying to keep on top of her studies, social life and creative endeavours. You can find her on Instagram: @booksanbooks