Free Love | Sam Hendrian
Told her I cared
Under the assumption it was true
Then found myself blocking the exit door
Which made me wonder if I meant it.
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Love is born from attachment
And purified through detachment
But if that’s really the case
Why must we suffer when those we love vanish?
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I stepped away
To prove she could leave whenever she wanted
Before stepping back
To prove I didn’t want her to.
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We’re expected to stay close,
We’re expected to offer distance
Yet we’re not expected to know
When one or the other is preferred.
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So I try to position my feet
Semi-diagonally
In an effort to keep the door
Open to interpretation.
Sam Hendrian is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker, poet, and playwright striving to foster empathy through art. From writing personalized poems for passersby outside of LA's oldest independent bookstore every Sunday, to making Chaplin-esque silent films about loneliness and human connection once a month, Sam lives to make other people feel seen and validated.