hello again
i meant to get back to you sooner
i was so busy and now i'm not
so i thought i'd say hello
and ask you how you're doing
or what you're not doing
now that things have changed
i remember you looked differently
from the last time i visited
your hair let down, flowing
your eyes bright and shining
your smile freakishly vulnerable
and i always admired you
how you were so strong through it all
but looking at you now
i'm sorry, but i don't recognize you
your hair tied tight and straining
your eyes look exhausted and hollow
your smile a blur of a memory
and i fear what you've become
in the absence of my care
and i fear what you've become
in the absence of my care
looking at you i wondering what i've done
how i could destroy a hope-filled soul
and drown her in illusioned inadequacy
to tell her so many times she's a failure
and work her to the bane of exhaustion
convincing her that the fear is worthwhile
...
i'm sorry that i didn't come sooner
that i never looked after myself
About the Creator
poetryinwaiting
I love all things writing...though I am particularly biased towards good, vulnerable poetry. I love pouring my heart on a page with every piece I write. Life is for expressing, not containing.
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