He said he was sorry
Then he did it again
He said he would stop
But it started again
He said what do you want
And she sighed with doubts
“No matter what I say
You will turn it around
And exacerbate the problem
It will never be easy
Much less tolerable”
…They stopped talking yesterday
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – exacerbate
She usually rambles
And makes no sense
But today she will be lucid
She will be concise
She will make her feelings known
No more being pushed aside
No more surrendering to fear
She will make her feelings know
In a clear and understandable manner
She loves him still
But something has to change
She will make her feelings known
And if after today he still lies
Trying to cloud the truth
she will remember her worth
and do what is best for her health
she will make her feelings known
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – lucid
No matter how much I try
I cannot turn off my heart
No matter how much I wish
The past does not return
No matter how much I dream
There is no future us
No matter how much it hurts
I must be sensible
No matter what
I must walk away
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – sensible
I’ve felt this before
It is nothing new
A hollow empty feeling
As you walk away from me
I have seen this before
It is nothing new
A dark vacant doorway
As you leave me alone
I have endured this pain before
It is nothing new
A breaking of my heart
As you turn again to her
I will no longer stay like before
This is something new
A strength I feel inside
As I pack my things and go
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – heart
Swollen eyes
Red and watery
I’m tired to the very core
Everything hurts
But not as much
As my heart does
You walked away
And somehow I let you
But now the pain
Is raw and real
I’m not sure it was right
I still love you
But I know to keep
Our peace of mind
It had to happen
We just couldn’t
Survive the differences
Of where the future
Was taking us
And so I must
Go on without you
If I can only survive this pain
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – swollen
Take my heart
It’s already yours
I wont need it when you’re gone
It will be something picayune
Unimportant
Worthless
So rip it from my chest
It only beats for you
I don’t need it for survival
For there is nothing left of life
Humanity
Existence
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – picayune
Was it me?
Am I guilty?
Did I fail somehow?
The door slammed
And you staggered off
Leaving me to wonder
What did I do wrong?
But all I did
Was love you,
Sadly that wasn’t enough.
Sometimes I wish
I lived my life in a bubble
No one could reach me
To be able to tell me lies
Or to break my heart
Or to use me
But then there wouldn’t be
Those people who were kind
Or who made me smile
Or who loved me
…that is something
I would hate to miss
He told her he was going to get married. All her heart heard was she was betrayed. She had known him since kindergarten and they had promised to get married and have a family one day. He had passed it off as a childhood fantasy, but she felt deeply it was real. She smiled and said, “Congratualations! I hope the two of you will be very happy.”
“Thanks. You, of course will be a part of the wedding party, I insist.” He added with a smile, “Maybe you can be my best (wo)man, is that allowed?”
She began to cry.
The words burned my heart
You compared her to me
“Not to be rude…” is what you said
But rude was not the comparison –
It was a flash fire scorching my love
Leaving my devotion in ashes
Wondering what I ever did wrong
That you didn’t want me…
For the daily prompt scorched
Leigha Robbins 