Sidestep
Forgive me
for not letting you in.
I wanted so badly to escape
this place halfway between
memories of the past and
uncertainty of the future.
If only I knew then
that it would end up this way,
I wouldn’t step foot into the idea of love.
Not even close, not even when the fire within me rose.
How could I let myself be so vulnerable,
so plagued by a callous human being
bringing nothing of gain,
knowing only suffering and pain?
How did breaking apart become so easy?
Wasn’t my heart hard as steel?
Copyright © Naddy Zahari | Year Posted 2016
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