Poetry || Reminiscence

I liked you better
When you weren’t like this
I liked you better
When you loved me

I liked you better
When passion was the force
I liked you better
When being flashy wasn’t the focus

I liked you better
When I didn’t know you
I liked you better
When I crushed on you

I liked you better
When you cared
I liked you better
When we’d lie on your bed

I liked you better
When the days were great
I liked you better
When now with hate
– Ajibike Oyindamola