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They say nothing lasts forever
But the bitterness inside of me
And the heartbreak it caused you
Beg to differ
Shared on Hello Poetry on July 15, 2016
Copyright © 2016 Bianca Reyes
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 Jul 2016 Clare Veronica
Mae
you're so caught up
with your own problems
you forget to
count blessings instead
so get up
go out there
crawl if you must
just don't let the darkness
take the best of you
trying hard to still be optimistic
Maybe there's a reason
Deeper than childish fears
That you tuck your feet under your blanket
And keep a nightlight near
Check the door twice
Look left and right
What is it about the night
That fills us with such fright?

We're afraid of the unknown
The darkness itself
could be home
To goblins our ghouls
Thieves or wolves
The darkness is the kingdom
In which our imagination rules
9
9
Roses are red
Violets are blue
You didn't love me
But I loved you
Let
I knew
From the moment we met
That you were going to ruin my life
And I was going to let you

I knew
When you picked me up
Your arms wrapped around my body
With the intention of holding
That you were going to drop me
More than once
And I was going to let it happen

See the thing is
You could break both of my legs
Shatter my bones
Into a million pieces
And I would still find a way
To come crawling back to you

Knees bloodied,
Hands torn from the pulling
I’ve never been one
For giving up easily

You could effortlessly
Take my heart and crack it open
Drink its contents
Throw the rest away
And I would still somehow attempt
To give you the remains

Call me selfless
But I am used to giving parts of myself
And receiving nothing in return

You could tie my tongue
My lips, my teeth
Split them into surrender
Into a foreign language
And I would still manage
To cough up your name

I have never learned release
Or let go
I only know stay
You could leave
One hundred times
And I would still wait for your return
With patience

Because kissing without permanence
Is like loving without memory
There is no purpose
If there is nothing to come back to
No reason in attempt
If it is bound to be forsaken

You had no intention
Of staying
This was something I knew
From the moment we met

That you were going to leave
And I was going to let you.
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