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Category: Heartbreak and Loss

  • My Therapist

    My therapist asked me to describe pain. “It tastes like metal,” I said—like the tang of blood you can’t spit out,the kind that lingers at the back of your throatlong after the wound is made. It smells like raintrapped in a room with no windows—damp, heavy, refusing to leave. It sounds like a door closing…

  • Born to Say, and Forced to Say….

    Born to say I love youlike it was the only language my heart knew,like every beat was a sentenceand every breath spelled your name. Forced to say I’m finewhen my chest was collapsing under truthsI wasn’t allowed to speak. Born to say I’m hereand mean it with the weight of my whole soul.Forced to say…

  • How Much More?

    Hmm… tell me—how much more of myself must I spillbefore you notice the mess I’m drowning in? How many nights must I trade for morningsthat never bring your warmth?How many breaths must I hold backso you can keep breathing easy? Tell me,how much more of these tearsmust I wastefor my cries to finallyreach your ears?…

  • Forever, You Said

    You said forever like it was a place,a home we’d build in the quiet corners of time.I believed you—not because the word was flawless,but because it came from your trembling lips,and I thought trembling meant truth. We planted our dreams in soft soil,watered them with late-night talksand promises that felt too big to break.But seasons…

  • I’M SO TERRIFIED

    Does my love matter?So long whats the matter?For deep within i can feel my soul battling with my fleshLoosening all tight knotsLove and feelings all pulling in different directionsInside my mind and heart is pain and peace in diversion I’m so terrifiedMy feelings are slowly fading and I can’t help it Icondo yami ithi mina…

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