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I thought I was stuck
somewhere between yes and no;
stop and go;
do and don't.
I stayed in the middle
surveying where I was.
I can see both ends of the spectrum shining towards me,
making the middle shine brighter than the two together.
Between two ends seemed like a better choice
than either the start or the finish.
At least the view is nice.
I thought I was stuck here
forever undecided because
choosing one thing means leaving the other
until I realized...
maybe I'm not stuck
maybe I just don't want to move
maybe I like where I am
and maybe this is even better than yes or no;
stop and go;
do and don't;
*At least the view is nice.
sometimes not deciding is a better decision
And I had to walk away
I was just hoping at least he noticed I didn't run
the title is a thought for after the poem
This time I will not apologize
or come crawling back to you
searching for acceptance
because the only thing I should be sorry for
is letting you treat me this way.
i think I'm going to bury you
i've given you too much time
i think i'm done hurting now
or feeding this grief of mine

i think i'm done being bitter
and holding this spite inside
despite your lack of compassion  
that no longer exists at this point in time

i think I'm done being angry
and drinking from the stream of your disdain
i don't deserve to be locked inside
this narrow perception in your brain

and i'm drained from this drought in my system
from letting you feed from the well of my kindness
when you give me nothing, nothing at all
but a hollow perception of blindness

i'm going to bury you
deep in the garden
and watch you blend with the dirt
there you can lay, bare the rain and decay
And i will no longer hurt.
 Feb 2015 Caitlin Buttars
Bella
Fear
 Feb 2015 Caitlin Buttars
Bella
I'm afraid of the dark
And you're afraid of love
Together you'll hold me at night
And I'll remind you why you have nothing to fear
Because I have enough love
And you have enough light
He Promised me we'd be together,
He Promised me Forever,
But now that he let go,
He can't seem to leave me alone,

He let me go,
to chase after another,
But for some reason,
He couldn't leave me alone.

For that I wish I could tell him to stop,
Tell him to listen,
Listen to my pain,
To see my tears glisten.

The misery and chaos he created,
He doesn't even know about,
He left for another woman,

"Am I not good enough?
Am I not right?
What about me did you dislike?"

He looked at me like I had grown a second head,
then left me, like an animal for dead.
I now watch as he weaves and spins,
threading new lies at his every whim.

Sometimes I long for an embrace,
A whisper in my ear,
But as I watch him flirt and play,
I am glad that it is not He that I hold dear,

For inside I am Broken,
But as my window pane of glass cracks, and grows fragile,
I think to myself,
"I may be Broken,
But it is He who is shattered."
Based on a Real Life event.
Criticism welcome.
Anti-"Roses are Red, Violets are Blue" poems (3 total)

1) Roses are Red,
Violets are Blue,
I thought of this in bed,
So here is your clue,
Just for today,
All i have to say,
Is, "Adu".

2) Roses Are Red,
Violets are Blue,
I thought of this in bed,
Now listen to this clue,
For longer than today,
(I am glad to say),
That my subject of Ridicule,
Is You!

3)Roses are Red,
Violets are Blue,
Why is it that only in bed,
That I can I think of you?
Perhaps because until it is otherwise said,
I am not very good for you,
So for now I must bid thee,
"Adu".
Correct me if I'm wrong, but when I wrote this I believed adu ment goodbye.
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