So I’m a Fool If I Loved and Lost?

All I’m Sayin’ Is…🫦

So

I’m a Fool

If I Loved

and Lost

Why is it that?

I mean,

if you lose in love,

you a damn fool

But

if you lose in a race,

you a strong competitor?

“Keep practicing,” they say.

“Keep trying.”

You fall in love

and

it doesn’t work out?

Folks act like

you need to be embarrassed,

ashamed,

like you stupid

for using your whole heart

tryna

do something real.

Let’s be clear

~

I ain’t talkin’ about sex.

That’s a whole ’nother convo,

and yes,

there are health risks

when you’re reckless

with your body,

just like

there’s health complications

when you train

too hard

for a race

without rest and nutrition.

But I digress.

What I’m really tryna say is…

Love

Is

Worth It.

Period.

Every time.

Again.

Not talking about dysfunctional shit.

Love.

Even when

it doesn’t end

or last

the way you hoped.

Love is never a guarantee

~ it’s a gamble.

And yet,

when somebody loves you back?

Whew.

That’s a gift, baby.

A gift.

You can never

force nobody

to feel how you feel,

so when it lines up?

When they feel it too?

That’s rare.

That’s precious.

I’m not out here sayin’

anyone

should do dumb stuff

in the name of love.

Don’t lose yourself,

your dignity,

or your peace

just to say you got somebody.

Nah.

But

if you loved somebody

and

it didn’t work out,

that don’t make you weak.

That don’t make you stupid.

That means you showed up.

You tried.

You were brave

enough to feel something

in a world full of people

tryna act cold

like they don’t need nobody.

So next time

you hear somebody say

“I was dumb for loving them,”

Nah.

Correct that.

You weren’t dumb.

You were open.

You were human.

And that ain’t never a loss.

That’s strength.

That’s heart.

That’s what makes life worth living.

All I’m Sayin’ Is…🫦

Love like you got something to lose.

‘Cause when you get it back?

It’s everything.

— Reina Dee 🌿