when you're a victim
it feels like
everyone is against you.
     the questions
        the assumptions
           the chatter
             the looks
                the hate

                                                -is it even worth it?

It's a crazy thing,
what happens
when all the red flags
you've tossed at me
stab my back
when I'm least expecting it

They tell me all the time
he's no good for you,
you deserve better than him.
So why is it
so hard
to give up on him
like I give up on
so many other people.
I can walk away,
he's just a boy.
A person who was meant to be a page instead of a book.
But why can't I forget about him?
He floats in and out of my mind
like someone who waits
and waits for you.
He's just always there.

So maybe he's a whole book to me,
& I am but a sentence in his.
Not all people are blessed
to open up & see
the art I have to offer.

You'll never understand my type of crazy
the way I understand yours.
You can't see me
the way I see you.
I see grace in every move you make
the pain in every smile
the passion in your eyes
the way you see her...

                                             is never the way you'll see me.

follow where your path may go.
everything happens for a reason,
your soul will lead you
where you need to be,
so steady on for the journey.