you don't know what you have
until you're about to lose it
and you didn't know what you had
until I told you I was walking away
you never cherished me
for my patience
for my forgiveness
for my generosity
for my attention
for my love
you knew I would still stay
without the recognition or praise
because I always gave you another chance
hopeful that you would change
you only ever chastised me
for my feelings
for my desires
for my boundaries
for my insecurities
for my thoughts
one day it became too much
it repeated itself over and over again
without a single apology from you
only then did you realize what you lost
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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...
