no love
maybe i loved you once
in a memory i had forgotten
but like water
it has rushed away from me
and left me cold
i forgot to fill the vase of flowers
and kiss you at sunset
i can’t tell if i still call for you
the way i used to
and i can’t tell if i want to
please find another woman
who will melt with you
the way i never could
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LOVE YOU TO DEATH
I'm no longer willing to argue
I'm no longer willing to cry
I'm no longer willing to forgive the times
you left with no goodbye.
I'm no longer willing to pretend things are perfect
I'm no longer willing to ignore all the signs
I'm no longer willing to accept that "us",
means leaving myself behind.
I'm no longer willing to give chances
I'm no longer willing to hold my breath
I'm no longer willing to love you...
to keep loving you to death.
I wait for the second longest silence
we’ve been drowning in
since you arrived
I try to speak
but my tongue is frozen
firmly in its place
my chest on fire
and my heart threatening
to jump out of my chest
and into your hands
I... I... I...
is all that seems to want to
come out of my mouth
You finally look me in the eyes
it’s the coldest it’s ever felt
between us
“I just don’t love you anymore”
You say
And then you go
As quickly as you came
And I wait for the second longest silence
That’s been in the room since you left
And whisper
“I do”
-renata ferretti
Hurt
It hurts me while you keep trying
To caress me
To conquer me
To revive us
It hurts me
Because you still believe it will be better
I have to be cold
I must not give you false hope
Because I don't want it to be better
It hurts me to reject you
and it hurts me
Seeing you suffering
Please make peace with that
I no longer love you
and no longer want you
#KJhippie
Years Ago
There’s someone else.
Maybe . . .
Someone with black button eyes
And lazy bushy eyebrows
That could love you more.
More than a word at the door.
More than a rare morning embrace -
Like,
Someone who would love you in their letters
And seal them with melted gold.
I know,
I’ve only ever given you a taste,
A fake, maybe a mistake.
We were only perfect on our wedding day.
And
After that, time came to pass.
I let those feelings dwindle.
I realize
That it’s unfair to you
Not to know that
I won’t ever do the same.
No,
I won’t ever write you letters
Or
Seal them with melted gold.
I won’t ever shout your name from rooftops
And let it echoe . . .
But you would for me
So,
I’ll let you go.
With your
Black button eyes
And lazy bushy eyebrows.
Just let us crumple
And
Go find a woman you’d know.
Yes, it’s true -
And
Truth hurts.
I’m sorry to say,
I stopped loving you years ago.
@KJhippie (challenge)
(tags: #love #poetry #heartbreak)