The Grace of Silence

She struggles with the incomprehensible silence,

After gifting you with life, love and support,

The distance is monumental and no bridge can now be crossed,

A once loving relationship effortlessly cut short.

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Your narcissism has expanded to fill the void,

Thrown down in the gauntlet of pride instead,

The deafening silence of dreams and wishes,

Resulting in a heart and soul that bled.

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Minutes turn to hours, to days, to months,

But unbeknown to you, time is no longer on your side,

Regret will be your mainstream future to come,

And I’ll be living life within my stride.

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I’ve no guilt to carry as I did my best,

The choice was yours to rue the day,

I’ll survive — you should have realised that,

Because I’ve lived this lie, what can I say?

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I was always aware you were never really mine,

You were loaned to me in my time of need,

A thorn in my side, set to trial and test me,

Teaching me how it feels to constantly bleed.

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My duty was done with every ounce of my being,

I gave my all — which is how you almost destroyed me,

Would I do it again, if ever given the chance?

Yes, absolutely, but I’d protect myself to a better degree.

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Sadly, I’ve come to love the silence and appreciate the distance,

Allowing the bulk of my life’s complications to drift into the past,

Simplicity adorns the smile that now graces my face,

And you, have become the side gig, the inherent outcast.

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