the first night
we spent in a hotel together
did not go as planned
the room was not
the one we pictured and dreamed of
the view was not as good as we’d hoped,
a music festival blared through
the closed windows
I was never able to shake
the nerves that gripped me
from the very start
you didn’t want to go out
you didn’t want to do anything
we just laid in bed together
and watched Ford vs. Ferrari
while I hoped you weren’t
thinking the whole time
what I know to be true in my soul
that I’d … Read the rest
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I gave you all of myself.
I gave every bit of the love I had
living within my beating heart
that once I swore would only
beat for you, and forever.
I gave you my best.
I gave you my energy when I had none,
I gave you my compassion when you hurt me,
I gave you undivided attention and never once
looked at another man and thought:
“He might be a better choice…”
I loved you even though
sometimes I hated you and sometimes
I felt like you hated me and what I’d done to you.
I tried as … Read the rest
If I’m gonna be drunk
Taylor swift
might as well be drunk in love.
when I found you
it was so easy to
get addicted
to your sweet words and
your interest
it felt like taking a drink
after years of a well
being left to sit dry
but as God as my witness
even if I don’t believe
not even a sip of this love
is worth the pain you leave
cut me off
call me a cab
you’ll never know
all the love we could have had
Inspired by the Writer’s Write October prompts | Photo by someone … Read the rest
You must draw a line somewhere,
mark the spot of no return –
if someone crosses your boundary
you have to be able to say:
“Look, I showed you.
I told you what would happen
if you didn’t start respecting me.”
It’s your job to decide
what you will and will not
tolerate, even from the people
you have always loved the most.
When you’re broken and
still breaking, go to the ocean.
Remember that salt water
is the cure for everything.
Take off your shoes and socks
and wiggle your toes in the sand
before you start walking.
Go … Read the rest
You were the most gentle friend.
You were not comforting, but
your skin and hair and body were soft,
smooth, soothing to the touch.
You never seemed to understand
what you were doing wrong
until you had already done it,
and as much as you want to please,
you more often end up fumbling
to find an excuse for the things you do
and worse, the things you don’t do.
Pivot, I said.
If you don’t change things,
if we can’t change things between us,
if we can’t turn them around and
start our way down a whole different road,… Read the rest
