Numquam*

Never

Fall

In

Love

The first rule of survival

But

To put this rule into practice

Is very much

A difficulty

Don't

Touch

Me

Leave my skin

Raw and red

Where your hand

Brushes mine

Don't

Get

Any

Closer to me

I couldn't stand it

You're too perfect to be true

And yet

Hidden flaws

Make this true

Untrue

Don't

Break

These

Rules

But the only 'never':

Never

Fall

In

Love