I. All The Things I couldn't say

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You cracked me softly,
one touch at a time.

You broke me gently,
one kiss at a time.

You shattered me tenderly,
one glance at a time.

You left me empty,
heavy,
raging with anger,
loathing the me I once loved.

Teary eyes,
a cracked voice,
is how I felt when I said my first goodbye.

But now I type this with rage,
with disappointment,
with questions of the reality we had,
the reality I'm ready to forget.

I blame me,
for letting you in,
for submitting to the control you had over me.

Your grasp around me,
so tight,
that even now,
I don't know if I'll ever be able to escape.

But at least now,
I'm broken pieces,
fragments,
gripped in your hands.
It's easier to slip through.

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