If These Walls Could Talk
Sleepless Nights
If these walls could talk
They would tell you about my sleepless nights
The nights and days that I felt alone
Trapped in my own mind
Feeling used, abused, abandoned
They would tell you about the countless nights that I stayed up
Crying for you, praying for you to come home
All about the good days and the bad
How I would constantly try to start my day with a smile
And end it with a frown
About all the thoughts that I tried putting into words
But just couldn’t get them right
They would tell you how much I loved you
And how hard I fought to hold onto you
But sometimes it just wasn’t enough
They would tell you about my healing process
How I dealt with the pain and survived
How I had to accept the fact that you weren’t coming back
How I had finally realized that things would be okay without you
They would tell you that it would be okay too
How someday I will forget about you
About the Creator
Gianna Neufeld
Just my thoughts put into words
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