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JL Smith May 2017
You're like a
Bad habit,
A fever I can't break

Like a
Natural disaster,
Devastating earthquake

You're
Yesterday's promise
Today's heartache

And I expect you
To give,
But all you do is take

© JL Smith
JL Smith May 2017
And if I would have loved myself
The way I loved you
I wouldn't know the pain
I do

© JL Smith
JL Smith May 2017
If your eyes
Were the only set
To read my
Candid thoughts
I'd write
Until
My fingers
Bled
I'd write
Until
Words
Emptied
My head

© JL Smith
JL Smith May 2017
And honestly, I can't remember
The first day we said hello
Absentminded; a little shy
Soon humor set the tempo

Years passed, as we grew
In age and companionship
Strengthening a bond
Perfecting our own script

But forgive me for not remembering
The first day that we met
I promise you today
Your heart, your eyes and smile
Became a story I won't forget

© JL Smith
JL Smith May 2017
My head lowers
And you lift my chin
Doubt festers
As you take me in

Concealed struggle
Catastrophic tailspin
But your belief in me
May help this end

© JL Smith
JL Smith May 2017
Tears drop
Leaky faucet
Face buried
Behind hands

Repressed anger
Exploding rocket
Fists clenched
Gasping air

Anesthesia fading
Comfort counterfeit
Heart throbbing
To LIVE

© JL Smith
JL Smith May 2017
Don't lie to yourself
To appease the impostor
Break formation
Rearrange your posture

You're handed a rule book
Embedded tradition
Expected performance
But not your audition

Reject their measure
Conclude your own
Never accept majority
If you can't condone

© JL Smith
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