Category Archives: lost love

Fool


You denied me my humanity 
You turned me into a tool
And the fact is you were right 
When you whispered “You’re a fool.” Continue reading

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Force of nature


I thought you were the ocean
And that you were here to stay
But you were a tsunami
That swept me up along your way
I thought you were the winds of change
And no mere summer’s breeze
Alas, I should have enjoyed your kiss
Without falling to my knees Continue reading

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Suit of armour


Tightening my boots
Lifting up my shield
Holding back my heartache
Praying the tears won’t yield Continue reading

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Tickets


But I know this darkness
Because I’ve been here before
I’ve surfed the headiest waves
And then been washed up on the shore Continue reading

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Living work of art


And so I sit here, crumbling
And yet, without regret
You were mine for a moment
And it’s one I’ll not forget Continue reading

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Happy never after


You said I am like Aysha I said ‘No, that’s not true’ So you quoted from the passage And said ‘She sounds just like you’ ‘She’s small and she’s lively Always grinning to her ears And even though she’s playful … Continue reading

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Forsaken


I resolve not to love you Each day you don’t text But then you kiss so softly And I forget the rest You act so indifferent And say we can’t be more Then drop kisses on my body That ooze … Continue reading

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Villette


Thank you for the sip of water For the precious draught of air For the little dregs of kindness Which, in my life, are rare I thought I was designed To survive and not to live But I stole some … Continue reading

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The right choice


I know in spite of everything That she has stuck with you There’s been hurt and fights and conflict But you both have seen it through And though you seem to think That I may be The One How can … Continue reading

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Breathing you in


I breathe you in You’re a hair away But I can’t bridge the gap Oh, I’d give anything to defy The force that holds me back Just a whisper between us You shiver where you stand Every molecule charged I … Continue reading

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