Fallen Emperor

He became everything

he thought I wanted

after we broke up

*

As if that was enough

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Changed his major to mine

Spent more time outside

Told me I'm beautiful

Bought me flowers

Tattooed his arm

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Wrote me poems

His notebook paper

torn from the seams

read to me

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"Reaching for you

is like reaching for the stars

you can try

but you know

you'll never make it."

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I crumpled it

into a ball

and tossed it

in the trashcan

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Physical changes

don't create

the vibration of love

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Something he couldn't offer me

Something I gave too much

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I remember him ugly crying

For my heart he yearned

I offered him condolences

I reminded him of his new girlfriend,

"Aren't you happy?"

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He exclaimed with hatred,

"It's not the same!"

My eyes stood still

As I stated blankly,

"And it never will be."

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It's been seven years

and he still awaits the day

That I will take him back

As if I will be fooled again

the poor fool waits

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But whatever he does

will never be enough

because he is incapable of love

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I gave too many chances

to someone who did very little

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Someone who robbed me

of my peace and time

Someone who ran

my love well dry

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The heir to the Aztec Empire

had fallen to his knees

*

Cuauhtémoc kneeled

before me

Recognizing

the power of a queen

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I walked away

towards brighter days

Filled with

effort, love, and peace

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He waits for me

but he will wait forever

Because everything

he does outside himself

doesn't mean a thing