I let you leave

"i don't know when love became elusive
what i know, is that no one i know has it
my fathers arms around my mothers neck
fruit too ripe to eat, a door half way open
when your name is a just a hand i can never hold
everything i have ever believed in, becomes magic.

i think of lovers as trees, growing to and
from one another searching for the same light,
my mothers laughter in a dark room,
a photograph greying under my touch,
this is all i know how to do, carry loss around until
i begin to resemble every bad memory,
every terrible fear,
every nightmare anyone has ever had.

i ask did you ever love me?
you say of course, of course so quickly
that you sound like someone else
i ask are you made of steel? are you made of iron?
you cry on the phone, my stomach hurts

i let you leave, i need someone who knows how to stay."

― Warsan Shire

..Greetings everyone, I hope everyone is doing beautifully. Still here in Europe in this cold, my carribean body can't take it...

someone. snatch.me

I ask did you ever love me?
you say of course, of course so quickly
that you sound like someone else

^ Ugh.

Those times when you need to hear someone say, from their heart, "Yes, I love you," and all they can offer is a half-assed "of course" like they heard your words, but they didn't hear YOU.
That's what this part reminds me of; a knife in the side.

Thanks for posting this.

^ Very true.

Glad you shared this as well, Yaki! It got to me.