she had the audacity
to create me
with her own existence

she had the audacity
to subject me to life
with the promise of her love

she had the audacity
to spend her life
putting conditions on her love

i had the audacity
to love in shades of pink
as well as blue

i had the audacity
to drink in shades of red
as well as white

i had the audacity
to live
as well as she created me to

i had the audacity
to destroy me
with my own existence

she had the audacity
to mourn a life she created
with the promise of her love

the audacity

he may love me
for as long as i live

but i will always love you
the longest

champagne bottles
litter the rock bottom floor
of a woman
desperately wishing
for enough bubbles
to make her float

i couldn’t depend on you
but i did

i can’t depend on you
so i don’t

that’s the difference
between the girl you met

and the girl that
you now know

you know my face
my laugh
and my story
by heart

but not my number

so do me a favor
and delete it

my roses are yellow
and my violets are too
and my garden is just as beautiful
even if i grow it differently than you

you always said
no one deserves me

i just never imagined
you could ever be
no one