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337 · Jan 2020
Altruistic
AndSoOn Jan 2020
I've always dreamt of Love. The one Love that makes you flush from the inside. The one real Love that does not hurt you, a Love you trust, you fear and cannot live without.

I've loved one man in my life. I'm a simple girl, I don't ask for much, I''m no drama, I give all my trust when i tell you I love you. And that is all. I'm all in. Simply be simple. Yet, I think I love complicated men. A least, he was. Dark, twisted, selfish, self-centred, passionate, yet he loved me. I never doubted that.

I'm an altruist, full of peace and understanding. I don't hate anybody, I dedicated my life to others. I live to change the world, make it a better place. He lives to make his world at his image. And I love him.
I don't judge. I try to be the best version of myself, the person I wish I'd meet in times of need. I'm a nurse. I studied to help others. I don't believe in the economy or our system. We failed to recognised its errors and bugs. I want fix them, or a least be the start of that change. He wanted me to live for me, but mainly to live for him. I did, for a while. Because I'm trustworthy, and I'd do anything for the ones I love. And he was number one. I think he still is.

I told my bestfriend when she got dumped, that the heart always hurts. And the Love always stays. We learn to live with it. The one Love that hurts you, will help you find the next that won't. Yet, one Love won't take the other's place in your heart. Love marks you.
So I try. To give Love, unconditional Love, to everybody I meet. Because we are missing some. And some may not even be enough.

I also want to be loved. I thought he would be my Love. The one that helps you get up and breath. The Love that gives you wings and helps you fly free. I'm not disappointed that he is not. I'm proud I knew I needed to love myself and put that Love first. I lost myself in him for a while, and while I found myself back again, he lost himself in return. So I left. I broke his heart and mine. I left the man I love, the man I will always love, the love of my life.

I hope he's fine. That he found Love in his life, the one only yourself can give you: self love, self respect, trust. And maybe, in a while, I'll see him trust someone for the first time, and it will be the Love of his life.

In the meantime, I'll try to make a difference, to open the eyes of the unloved. I'll try my best to Love. And I hope, I'll have someone to give me back what I gave to the world.

... So, ... I'm not as altruistic as I thought I was.
Prose poetry
259 · Jul 2019
Kiss Them All Away
AndSoOn Jul 2019
I wish I could give you
Peace. Fresh air. A break.
Because you get through everything
When I would have given up

I wish I could show you more
That I love you, that I am loyal to you
Instead of just saying it
Because you deserve more

I wish you would be there tonight
That I could fall asleep in your arms
And kiss all the bad thoughts away
Without the fear of loosing you
226 · Dec 2019
fragile void
AndSoOn Dec 2019
breaking us up left a void
so large, so deep, yet so fragile


that an apology from you
would still fill it up
Forever me
219 · Nov 2018
Comforting cold
AndSoOn Nov 2018
Cold adds a comforting note to tonight
It wraps around my body, taking it all in
In my basement bedroom, where I've just lost a fight
Far away from home, when I just realised where it's been

I promised, to her, to him, I would be alright
I thought I left in time, strong enough to take care of my life
Yet, I still watch the raindrops dance with the wind and city lights
And music can't cover those noises; my heart being stabbed by a knife

You used strong words that woke my poetry up, I should thank you
I packed my life and left home, twice, this past summer...
All of it for you to keep me thinking about coming back and queue
And you've known all along: for you, I'd be stupid enough to fight the other
217 · Sep 2019
Yet I Had To
AndSoOn Sep 2019
I promised you I would stay
I promised you I would never leave you ...

And yet I did.

I said I would love you forever
I said I would accept you despite everything

And I do.

You showed me love like no one before
You showed me control like no one before

And so I left.

I was not enough, I would never be enough
But I love you enough ... And it was not enough.

And yet I don't love you any less ...
Forever yours
207 · Nov 2018
Read me, please
AndSoOn Nov 2018
I hope you read me someday, if ever you do
Because I made a lot of mistakes

Like an infant learning to walk
I tripped and scratched my knees multiple times

And at least you'd understand that I am clueless

The world has been a scary place
And I hoped to protect you from its demons

I failed, ... and I am sorry
And proud

We survived
I may not be the only one to blame, but I'll carry it anyway.

— The End —