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hello again

i'm sorry i didn't come sooner

By poetryinwaitingPublished 4 years ago 1 min read
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hello again
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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

sad poetry
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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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