She knows she should be happy
with her life and days of productivity
she knows he's not coming back
but she holds to hope
tight and tied like the rope
on her ankles, wrists and body
keeping her as one
each day a ball and chain
pulls her down—falling harder every time
painful emptiness to crying in frustration of what is unrepairable
she's scared to live
alone to die
to never feel
as happy as he made her life.

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Love You
Puisi"LOVE YOU" comes directly after "YOU". It is the second book in the "YOU" trilogy. | "LOVE YOU" is a book of truth and fantasy. Of pages filed with hope and hopelessness. Of words detailing the frustration, the longing, and the heartache. Within is...