I write poems on my skin for you.
You say you love me and then leave
and I write you poems on my ******* skin.
The ink sinks through all the layers that cover my bones
and almost poisons me.
It worries me that I don't even care
and even more that you wouldn't either.
There were certain things in life in which I was absolutely certain;
you were one of them.
You were one of those things that I thought would never leave.
Constant, like the ocean.
But the tide came in and you got washed away.
And I was left with nothing but uncertainty.
And you left on purpose.
When I think of you two words come to mind; reckless abandonment.
Only I was the reckless thing and you were the abandoner.
And I feel completely foolish for missing you.
I wrote a haiku on my skin for you;
Those who I love leave
Recklessly and forever;
tide sweeps you away.
Jun 26, 2013
Jun 26, 2013 at 10:07 PM UTC
I write poems on my skin for you.
You say you love me and then leave
and I write you poems on my ******* skin.
The ink sinks through all the layers that cover my bones
and almost poisons me.
It worries me that I don't even care
and even more that you wouldn't either.
There were certain things in life in which I was absolutely certain;
you were one of them.
You were one of those things that I thought would never leave.
Constant, like the ocean.
But the tide came in and you got washed away.
And I was left with nothing but uncertainty.
And you left on purpose.
When I think of you two words come to mind; reckless abandonment.
Only I was the reckless thing and you were the abandoner.
And I feel completely foolish for missing you.
I wrote a haiku on my skin for you;
Those who I love leave
Recklessly and forever;
tide sweeps you away.
for my mother
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