I’ve long believed that my name would sit comfortablyin sentences that began with 'my wife'. I taught myself patience.Practiced how to be soft,even though I’ve never been good at it. My flaws,I learnt to edit them slowly.To work on them,like somehow I thought these were the missing pieces. I showed up, whole.In my nakedness. Then… Continue reading Let Me Be the Girl You Bed Tonight
Tag: heartbreak
I Still Forget We’re Lovers No More
I still wake upLooking at your side of the bed.I still wake up With so much to tell you. One day I won't.One day, I'll rise without searching for you.I will teach my heart Complete acceptance.And stop burrowing in your old jammies,Pretending you're still here. I will stop panicking whenI can't remember your voice.Or the… Continue reading I Still Forget We’re Lovers No More
One Day
One day,After I'm done cleaning your mess,And carrying every shame,I will tell my story.I will allow myself to feel all this numbness that I have.I will finally offload these tears and pain that I carry with carefulness.These tears that I have no time for, Neither the leisure to be depressed nor shoulders to cry on.One… Continue reading One Day
Heartbreak
You left a space in my heart.Every morning I wake up alone,And every night I sleep in the dark,I hug my pillow, and pretend you're here with me.Your scent still lingers in the air,Reminding me of what we had and lost.I wish I could hold you in my arms again,And make love to you like… Continue reading Heartbreak
Broken
He came to me broken, shattered and torn,A man so lost, so hurt and forlorn.I gave him my heart, my love and my trust,Helped him through his worst, his pain and his lust. I held his hand through the darkest of days,I wiped his tears, chased his fears away.He leaned on me, and I held… Continue reading Broken
Betrayal
His words calmed her nerves,But, he can’t compare it with her patience.He can’t feel what she felt when she was watching on the sideline,When she was the cheerleader and not on the field.She loved him the first day she saw him.Its funny because she had just brought life into the world,And her heart had been… Continue reading Betrayal
To the one you left me for
Say hi,To the one you left me for,Stolen love, no legacy,Endless pain;Capacious as the sea, The heavenly realm bears witness –Of the love I hold,Should they need proof? You took it;Scattered pieces –Of this beating heart
The Dagger
No words,His actions, louderThe dagger, sharpMy heart ripped apart. This love, he didn’t deserve.He twisted the dagger,And stole the only piece I had left;My broken heart
Let Me Know
Let me know Where to put this heart I don’t want it For I gave it to you Now you say It’s time to give it back I don’t have anything For I have to sew it Ripped by the hands put together This is my pain, I know I let you go, you didn’t
Typing
Typing… Two minutes later, Typing… Five minutes later, Typing… “Hi,” She’s hurting She wants to tell him She’s feeling empty She wants to tell him She’s lonely She wants to tell him Then she remembers He doesn’t care It’s not a priority He doesn’t like communication You’re weak when you cry You’re nagging when you… Continue reading Typing
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