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Better

both relative and subjective

By BrenPublished 2 months ago Updated 2 months ago 1 min read
Better
Photo by Uliya Kurilova on Unsplash

the hurt is becoming

a part of me

as i come to accept

the unacceptable

purge

the unthinkable

swallow

the unspeakable

i am approaching

a reluctant resignation

a promise of peace

born of trauma

deceit and hesitation

invisible wounds

yet wounds

no less

you wanted my better

i needed my best

i trace an aimless path

in small and unsure steps

doubt and apprehension

mock me from behind

i want to see you come home so bad

and yet i fearfully dread your return

we are all so very sorry now

but what have we really learnt?

in that little bit of your heart

where the last glimmer of the candle you hold for me still glows

you knew what this would do to me

but you went and did it any way…

and now the words i need are avoiding me

i simply don't know what to say

sad poetryheartbreak

About the Creator

Bren

"It's just a token of my extreme!" - Frank Zappa

"Cause it's all in the heat of the moment It's all in the pain!!!" - Devin Townsend

Centre Stage with the wonderful Heather Hubler

I'm writing it out not acting in doubt!

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  • Canuck Scriber Lisa Lachapelle2 months ago

    I get moving forward with this, with great sensitivity

  • Andrew C McDonald2 months ago

    Yet somehow it is being said mate. These are from a place of pain, but are a purging … Raw, emotional, heartfelt.

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