Abhor

Your ocean waves have, 

Beaten me down, 

Across the rocky shore,

As I lay facedown, 

Thinking about our lore, 



How nothing I did, 

Seemed to even the imaginary score,

Nothing I ever did,

Seem to matter to you anymore.



My stomach will always be,

Too soft for you, 

My presence will always be, 

Too grating for you,

My love will always be, 

Too much for you,

I could never be,

Enough for you.



So break me down slowly, 

As you go,

Hold me softly, 

To your soul,

I couldn’t be enough for you,

But neither my dear can you. 



Being ignored, 

Was all I had ever known,

So you became my home,

While I weathered a mythical storm,

Leaving me forever forlorn.



So break me down slowly, 

As you go, 

Hold me softly, 

To your soul,

I couldn’t be enough for you,

But neither my dear can you. 



All the daggers you threw at me, 

We’re meant for you too, 

They cut right through, 

Leaving you, 

Bleeding black,

From an open wound. 



So break me down slowly, 

As you go, 

Hold me softly, 

To your soul,

I couldn’t be enough for you,

But neither my dear can you.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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Agustin Avatar
August 25, 2022 at 9:10 AM
Thanks for sharing this. Welcome to Poetry Soup. I welcome you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." The Lord's blessings be with you.
Poetry Avatar
August 25, 2022 at 12:05 PM
Thank you very much for your reply! I appreciate you taking the time to write this.
Kendrick Avatar
August 24, 2022 at 6:49 AM
They say that a person who is an abuser does it exactly like that. I believe you have or had an abusing manipulator in your life at some point. Creative work you have penned. Sara
Poetry Avatar
August 25, 2022 at 12:07 PM
Thank you very much for your reply! This poem was very much inspired by a terrible relationship I was in. I appreciate you taking the time to write a comment on my post.
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