Love, But…

Love but, 
empty feelings
scattered
on the floor.

Like wordless pages, 
crumbled,
vehemently tore,
from perfectly bound passions
of those we yearn for no more.  

Love but,
confusion 
emotion
abhor.

You've done your share,
Love but,

don't love me no more.

Forgive Yourself

when a man breaks your heart  

you cry   

not for love

but for pain — 

and for every sword  

you endured 

through back and core 

kissed wounds 

breathed fire  

and stayed.  

you cry 

cause it’s you 

not him 

whom, 

betrayed. 

I Wish We Had More Time

Grief is the price 

you pay for love. 

My loved one — 

these moments with you 

are costly. 

Because 

every second 

I spend with you 

is taunted by 

an entirety without me.

— things I should have said

I realized once
why my heartbreak 
felt so heavy.
Because I carried
the heart ache of my mother.
a woman who
watched her world burn - 
as she tried 
despite 
the other.
on my back
I bare her scars 
and all the wars I lost myself too.
a blanket heavy enough.

I’m sorry to my mother.
I am you.

Sometimes You Just Have To Say It

I could have been
all of the things
I should have been
If I hadn’t been with you.
A four line,
Tongue tied,
Hard truth.
And yet,
I would have
I could have
I should have
Is always easier to chew.
Because 

I wasnt 

I couldnt 

I didnt 

Because of you.