Should you have the chance to read my eulogy, Don't stand and lie to them that I was perfect.Don't tell them that I always knew how to love. Tell them how I was stubborn and rude.I will not hold that against you.Tell them how I gave you a hard time.How we argued even about little… Continue reading POEM #9
Tag: heartbreak
Ego
Here we are,Two hearts,Yearning for each other,Craving for each other’s warmth,Dying to love each other,But, neither is willing to say it,Ego is one hell of a drug.
POEM #8
Should I die and be buried today,I want you to lower my casketinto the ground,so you can let me downone last time.Don't be too careful with the wood.You've held my heartwith far less care.Stand close enoughto hear the ropes strainWith a body too heavyFrom carrying us both.Listen to the soundOf a love finally Letting go.Don't cry… Continue reading POEM #8
Let Me Be the Girl You Bed Tonight
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
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
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