...and he told me broken hearts united under the stars

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if only I learned how to stop waiting for things that are never going to happen.

i waited for you to change.

i waited for you to mean the words you said.

i waited for you to show the love you claim to feel.

i waited for you to stop. i waited for the words you spoke to be kind.

i waited for the way you touched me to be gentle.

i waited for our interactions to have my consent.

i waited for the bruises to heal.

i waited for you to stop when i said to.

i waited for it to be just me you held onto.

i waited for you to let me leave.

i wished you'd let me leave. i waited and i waited.

now i am gone.

never to return.

now it is your turn to wait.

i hope the void of my absence is never healed.