When a relationship
feels like a burden and
trust is found wanting

Break it before
it breaks you.

As much as I wanted to

I could never hate you

my love was too strong

for hate to stand a chance.

Give and take

Strictly business

Giving and receiving

Love? Maybe.

Sending out doves,
Hopes on a shelf,
Past momentos
Gathered in dust,
The state of myself,
Immobile in mess,
Watching windows
For every answer,
Sunken deep under
Paralyzed duress.

what people say lately
the compliments
give me a headache

i think too much
was my makeup too much?
did i overdress? underdress?

but why should i torture myself
with such unimportant questions?
i am pretty.
and i deserve it.

Lost love pulls the heart
Like a ship adrift at sea
Searching for the light

singing into the wind
breath taken away

a whispered 'love'
into the maelstrom