Ellen Gwaltney Bales Poet Free verse

It Hurts

After all this time
It still hurts
They say pride goeth before a fall
Ain’t that the truth!
I was so sure
So smug
And now I am lost
A little girl
Wanting to cry 
But why? 
I never truly loved him
Still, it hurts
Because he never loved me
It took me a long time to see
How they are together
I wish they would just go
Crawl back to that rock
She came from,
Live their happy life
And let me be.

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Kim Rodrigues August 6, 2024 at 4:01 AM Catharsis in poetry. Hugs ~ Kim

Gary Radice July 28, 2024 at 5:45 AM Sometimes we write poetry to try to understand our own emotions but I suspect you do understand your own feelings here Ellen and have written a powerful yet poignant free verse that for me, is a great example of ‘poetry in emotion’. Cheers - Gary Ellen Gwaltney Bales August 5, 2024 at 11:59 PM Thank you, Gary, for the kind words. Poetry has indeed been therapy for me. Ellen