Category: Poems about Relationships

I did not stop talking to you
Because I am a coward

I did not stop listening to your shouts
Because I could handle it.

I did not stop pretending nothing was wrong
Because I wanted to ruffle feathers

I did not reject the apology you never really gave
Because I do not value mercy.

I did not stop being with you
Because I want to force your hand.

It is not about you.
It is about what I want in my life
And it’s not someone
Who would hurt me
Denying there’s anything wrong with that.

Blast from the past:

Why do you prize me
More when I had gusto but
Lacked any substance?

I look in the mirror
Thinking about how much
These years have made me look like you.
Each new wrinkle on my face is a story
Of a moment we could have had together.
Although I will always cherish
The memory of the hospital bed
Where I saw you die

Blast from the past:

You may not see it now
Or ever,
And it may feel scary,
But
Holding you accountable
Is for your own good.

Every time we talk,
I feel like I can’t
Recognize who you
Once seemed to be

Blast from the past:

So many thoughts rush
Through my mind. Unsorted, yet
Each fight for my time.