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Riley

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This is the end. After 5 years of writing and releasing poetry, it's time for us to end on a good note. I have been writing this collection for a few months and I'm so proud of what has come from it. I named this "Riley" because this is that Cindere...

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Choose Your Battles

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by poetatmidnight20

by poetatmidnight20

                                    
                                              You make it seem so simple 
You make love seem like it's perfect 
Like it's not something you work on 

You make it seem like you're ready 
But when I try and move backward  
You hold back like I pushed you away 

I've given you my honesty and my trust 
I've given you my heart and now I'm afraid 

I've given you my moments 
I've given you everything early and I'm afraid 

I'm afraid that you're ready to move on 
Even though I'll never be ready 
It's not easy to be everything that you want 
Harder to be the love that you'll let go 

Choose your battles, is it me or is it her 
I may not be perfect but I'll be strong 
It's not easy to be everything that you want 
Harder to be the battle that gets in your way 

It's always her but not about me, so choose your battles 

I've given more than 100 for so many people 
And my heart breaks a little more each time 
Because I always think that they'll be the one 

Another chapter in the book of my hearty stories 
And it seems like I'm running out of ideas each time 
Is it normal that I feel like I'm not enough for someone 

I've given you my love and given you my mind 
I've given you my future but now you might be my past 

I've given you my every second to the light 
I've given you everything early and now I'm afraid 

I'm afraid that you're ready to move on 
Even though I'll never be ready 
It's not easy to be everything that you want  
Harder to be the love that you'll let go 

Choose your battles, am I the one that you actually want? 
I may not be perfect but I'll have to be strong 
It's not easy to be everything that you want 
Harder to be the battle that gets in your way  

My heart will break again, so I should choose my battles 

The notebook with all of my confessions stares 
Begging for me to write another entry of sadness 
Because if I'm breaking it's easier for people to build 
So I grab my pen but fall to my knees and cry 
I wanted more from the world but all I got was pain 

I've given you my love and now it's time to let go 
I've allowed you in the vault door that is my life 

But now I'm afraid 

I'm afraid that you're ready to move on 
Even though I'll never be ready 
It's not easy to be everything that you want 
Harder to be the love that you'll let go  

Choose your battles, am I the one that you want? 
I may not be perfect but I'll have to be strong 
It's not easy to be everything that you want 
Harder to be the battle that gets in your way 

My heart will break again, 
But I'll be okay again some day 
So I should choose my battles 

And I choose to quietly disappear