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who hurt you
so much now?

get back up
off the ground.

they may have
let you down,

but that doesn't mean
you're down
for the count.

just wait.

give it
a little time—

things happen
for a reason,

and your heart
is aching
for something more.

i know
you’ve been through
a lot.

you’ve tried so hard,
fought to stay afloat—
still breathing
through the weight.

just wait.

lovers come
for a reason,
a season,
or a lifetime.

but seeking
your worth
in someone
who won’t see it

will only leave you
in shambles.

just wait.

the right one
will appear

when you
least expect it.

don’t give up.
you are more
than enough.

just wait.

the right one
will appear—
and they’ll love you
for real.
inspired by slaves’ “i’d rather see your star explode.”

a poem about holding on when you feel unlovable—about choosing to stay soft even when you’re broken.

written for the ones who wait, and the ones learning they’re worth the wait too.
Jack Nov 2017
Just wait till i tell you
Just wait till you see
Finally see
You'll love me then, right?
you'll return?
All these things i've known and feelings i've held
But never spoken
You have them too
They're just unsaid.
Right?
Right.
I'll say them.
That'll solve it all
The hard space between us
The loop-de-loops
That are somehow only mine
This'll fix everything
We'll be true friends
Or maybe lovers
without this space
Once i tell you
Once you know
I have loved you that way
The way that they said
That'll make it go away
You knowing
Right?
Right.
That sounds real
Because it's based on an idea of you
because once i tell you
you'll be real
and not a figment of my imagination
or a mirage
Something i can fix or control and move in or away from at will
you'll be real
And i'll have to feel you there
just as you are
Surely it will vanish
Right?
Right.
to mary

— The End —