“Is she yours?”

[vocal chasm]

people ask me, “is she yours?”

“you look at her like a newly lit Christmas tree”
“in aww of the beauty, not just the star, the entirety”
“you treat her with the gentleness of old birthday letters of family who passed”
“careful not to rip or smudge the precious insides”
“I see your kindness radiate at a moments notice in her presence”

but to the people of my mind I say

“no, loving someone doesn’t always change their heart”

it leads the lovers heart to yearn in silence
leaving the people of his mind to speak only in writing

[cedar cargo]

wow! this is really great stuff! i really like how you've written most of the poem in dialogue, i don't think i've ever seen that before so that was definitely interesting.

i think just for the reader's experience, and in terms of form and layout:
it might be easier to understand if you distinguish the parts that you say somehow...maybe by italicising them or bunching the quotes from the other people together? i hope that makes sense
so that would look like (if you decide to do it):

you

"them"
"them"
etc.

you

"them"
"them"
etc.

overall, it's really good, and i enjoyed reading it :)) would love to read more from you