My Worst Kept Secret
My Hidden Truth
I see a man
Brush a woman's
Hair behind her ear
With featherlight affection
And my chest tightens
I swear I don’t love you
I just crave the feeling
Of your skin on mine
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I dream of you
Calling me yours
And wake up reaching
For you with empty hands
And quivering limbs
I promise I don’t love you
I just want you as desperately
As an addict needs
His next needle
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I drown in daydreams
And lament in lies
I don’t love you
I don’t love you
I swear I don’t love you
I’m screaming but
Hiding a wound doesn’t
Stop it from bleeding and
Silencing the sea doesn’t
Stop the sirens’ singing
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The truth will set you free, they say
So this is it, my worst kept secret:
❀
I love you.
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I don’t know what
To do with my hands
Or what words to
Stitch together
Or how to stay
Away from you
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All I know is that
No denial or lies
Or promises are
Enough to change
The truth that
I am in love with you
And saying it out loud
And writing it on paper
Is not enough to
Set me free
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A Hiatus Turned Reflection
No, I wasn't dead, nor fighting off some great mystical beast tyrannizing a group of villagers. To those who look forward to what I have to say, or to put it better, write, I am genuinely sorry for my disappearance from the Vocal platform and community.
By Dailyn Townes2 days ago in Humans
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That was awesome!!!
I love your poetry and I want to give you credit for it.
Wonderful
Been there, this resonates and it's beautifully written!
An outstanding piece of poetry. It was raw, and real, and so powerful. Excellent work!
I felt the desperation in this! Wonderful writing, well done :)
Dreams clashing with reality...nice work... 😉
Wow! This was so good. It really captured what so much of us have felt. Really well done!!
The pain of love >>>
a beautiful and elegant homage to all that our hearts hope for!
True