my dad has this saying he believes in
everything happens for a reason, he says
he would say this after something good
and he would say it after something bad
I would smile and shake my head
because not everything has a reason
I would call it luck or coincidence
other times, I'd call it foolishness
otherwise, why would it turn out this way
why would it end in such pain and tears
when there were no lessons to be learned
nothing to be gained from temporary happiness
was there a reason I wasted all this time
on someone who never deserved it
a reason I held out hope
for something that never came
everything does not happen for a reason
because this did not need to happen
this has no reason for being so important
and suddenly making me feel so ashamed
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The Things I Never Said
PoetryA series of poems that follow the theme of things I've never said aloud. There are the things I think about late at night when I reflect on my day and the things that go on in my life. I have many thoughts on my mind, I have a lot of conversations w...
