I remember the day you walked away without a shred of evidence pointing to why you left. no phone calls, no texts. I remember screaming when it poured & thinking that I would never get over this. I drove through puddles in the rain at eighty miles per hour; the pain of a deadly hydroplane was no match for the heartbreak you caused me. there were no sunny days in my conscience when you left. but I picked my shriveled broken self up from the side of the highway where you left me to rot. I picked myself up again when I wore the clothes that smelt like you. people told me I was better off without you, but I did not believe them. this pain was for eternity & I was forsaken to hurt since the day you left. I had just picked myself up again from the mess you left me, when I met my love. he made sure I never had to be picked up again, & the rain stopped pouring. my love helped me achieve things, & the rain stopped. he helped me overcome mountains & built me up like a statue to never be broken. he filled the cracks in my broken anatomy. he sings me his favorite songs. he shares his childhood pains with me, like he's never done with anyone before. he stays up until four am when his classes start at six, just to make sure I made it home safe & to confess his love for me to wake up to in the morning. my love never lets me forget that he loves me. the days that were once filled with sadness & mourning are now filled with happiness & laughter.
- I am better off without you.
