I'm no longer ashamed
of the memories we made,
of the times you appear
before disappearing again.
Maybe it's because my heart
has moved on -
or maybe it's because
I'm slowly healing,
a wound finally beginning to close.
Yes, there's still an ache
and a wondering of what
could have been.
I tell myself if I'd been better,
then maybe I wouldn't now suffer.
Still, seeing you now brings a certain joy,
that love is possible - however fleeting - for me,
that there were people, not just you,
who loved me enough to share their lives
and stories and growth.
I can't change the past,
but that's okay.
Sometimes the roads we walk
diverge for a reason.
Sometimes winter comes -
but it's only for a season.
Spring blooms
and the heart starts beating,
maybe even stronger, again.
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To the World...(A Collection of Poems)
PoetryZelda Aurora Gabriel has been writing poetry from the time she was 13. She is now 25. Different from others her age, poetry became an outlet and a means of understanding a world that often didn't understand her. "To the World" is a compilation and a...
