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My Acquiesce, My Love

Unrequited Love

By Mandy Eve-BarnettPublished 7 years ago 1 min read

You break our date moments before you are to arrive

I gaze at my reflection, all dressed up

But I keep quiet and say it's OK

Days goes past without a word

Tension builds within to call

But I refrain from becoming a burden

A knock at the door, it's you

I'm overjoyed and smile thankfully

You give no apology just expect compliance

A crowded room, many strange faces

I cling to your arm, anxious

You shake my hand away, discarded

An offer you accept with no thought of me

Dismissed and shown the door

A bus trip home, crying in submission

You pick me up when it pleases

Dropped quickly when not

My obedience, my love I cling

Moments are all I am given

Treasured and remembered

Without you, I am nothing

love poems

About the Creator

Mandy Eve-Barnett

Mandy Eve-Barnett is an Edmonton Best Seller, multi-genre author, writing children’s, YA and adult books. With eleven books published since 2011.

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