Luke - Hello Poetry

Jun 2016

Savannah Charlish

As I watched you leave
I prepared myself for the colossal crash
And the sound of shattering glass against pavement
That always followed heartbreak

But there was no sound
No crash
Just the feeling of freedom
Whispering revelation into my ear

Jun 2016

Savannah Charlish

Peace

I clung to you like a drowning person does to air
And in the chaos of it all
There was a moment that I realized
Hanging on wasn't worth the fight anymore
And I let go

Jun 2016

Savannah Charlish

Runaway

I always thought the reason you left was because I wasn't good enough
That I didn't give you any reasons to stay
But that wasn't it all
You're just a coward
Too afraid to stand by what you believe in
And the person who loved you more than all the other cowards you surrounded yourself with

Jun 2016

Savannah Charlish

*******

Oh how you've humbled me
Before you I believed I was like Hercules
But now
I work desperately to forgive you
So I don't have to lose you
Even though you're the one killing me

Jun 2016

Savannah Charlish

Split End

I guess you've decided it's no longer your job to love me.

Fine.
I will love myself.
Because you are not the defying factor of my worth.

Jun 2016

Savannah Charlish

Deliberation

I am posed with the question
of what is worse
The hurt of being with you
Or the pain of being
Without you

Jun 2016

Savannah Charlish

I Thought You Loved Me

What hurts the most
Is that I would move mountains and conquer worlds if you asked me to
And the one time I become brave enough to ask something of you

You said no.

Jun 2016

Savannah Charlish

Uneasy

What's this feeling called
When your gut is sitting in your throat
And something feels like it's horribly wrong
As if you're about to get in trouble
Or you know you're about to be dumped
But everything is fine
And nothing falls apart

What causes this terror in my bones
That has no reason for being there
But sits whispering,
"You shouldn't be so sure"

Jun 2016

Savannah Charlish

Period.

I spoke in novels
And you responded with punctuation

Jun 2016

Savannah Charlish

Hush

If we never talk about it
Then I won't have to realize my greatest fear that

*You don't love me anymore

Jun 2016

Savannah Charlish

One That Got Away

I will be the girl
Who'll you'll try to drown in whiskey
But the drunker you get, you'll only miss me more

I will be the lover
Who'll you'll try to erase
With kisses from strangers with pretty faces
But no matter how hard you try to get my taste from your mouth, I will always softly linger on your lips

I will the be the girl
You'll spend forever trying to forget
Who'll make you restless for the rest of your days
Because even the greatest, just won't quite compare

Jun 2016

Savannah Charlish

Leaving

The hardest thing I ever did was leave you

I knew I had to
But to this day,
It's still the only time I've ever doubted my own strength

Jun 2016

Savannah Charlish

The Other Side

How do you know when it's over?
I've never been on this side before
I've never fallen out of love
I've never been the first to give up