Tag: poetry

when you leave someone you love
because you love yourself more

thank you for opening up
being vulnerable
trusting me deeply
loving all the parts of my
sharp and jagged heart

the way we smiled at each other that night
everything felt so comfortable and right

there are still moments
when I feel like I am not enough
where the fear that I will be abandoned
and betrayed
pulses inside my mind
eats away at my soul
like one day you will wake up
and just be done with me
all the passion gone
all the desire lost
as if our love never existed

sometimes I don’t know how to silence the fear

I am grateful for your presence in my life.
You have brought hope, light, and love into my heart.

I could lay wrapped in your arms all day
my fingers pretzeled with yours
your lips softly kissing me on my forehead

you spent a lifetime loving
someone who didn’t care enough
to end things with respect
that kind of behavior fucks you up
you almost believe it was your fault
like you deserved it
like all that history wasn’t worth
a decent ending

and I have learned to bottle up
accidentally
giving too much
not knowing that I am close
to a breaking point
I love much
and hard
give with every inch of my soul
that sometimes I forget
about me

I do too much for men
too fucking much

and I wonder sometimes
if I am too nice to you
I don’t think you realize
what you have in front of you
all you can see is what is in your head
and I get you
I do
but what about me?
I bend over backwards for you babe
what do you do for me?