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Leftover You

You broke me and I want you to know that. You broke me. What does that feel like? Regret? Anger? Satisfaction. Did you walk into this with the mindset of ruining me? Seeing me fall to pieces before your eyes, knowing you were the only one who knew enough to put me back together? I want you to know it was like that. But only for a moment. Then I was told to forget about you, I was told I could find better And I have But that didn't matter Not then Then was when I thought you made me the happiest I could ever feel. That no one could make me laugh more. Don’t you know how limiting that is? Thank god I was wrong I was wrong Every time you had something to say I listened to you and forgot myself because I was tricked into believing your opinion Meant more. Just because you said I was beautiful didn’t make me so. I didn’t owe you anything. Just because you realized who I was didn't make me, Me. But I forgot that. I had also forgot that being ignored is worse than being hated. It gives you more time to think, more time to obsess over what went wrong, more time to place the blame, more time to point fingers. At me. And don’t worry I know Some of the disaster is my fault and I know you are the story behind my cracks. But I also know You pushed me past the point of caring. So yeah I’m lost in the cave of my mind. But guess what? I've never been afraid of the dark. Oh and one last thing I want you to know. You broke me But I? I put myself back together.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2017




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Date: 10/29/2017 10:02:00 AM
Fantastic visceral honest pen Iris! Congratulations with that last line :) You are a writer, Godspeed! xomo
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Date: 10/29/2017 11:14:00 AM
Thank you Maureen! That means a lot. Have a nice day!
Date: 10/27/2017 4:56:00 PM
Wow, this was deeply affecting my friend. I know some of these feelings that you have expressed so well in this wonderful piece. I could feel this as I read it today. What a grand ending as well and it makes my heart feel good to know that maybe we do have the strength to put ourselves back together again.
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Date: 10/27/2017 5:21:00 PM
Hello Chris! It is a pleasure to see you here again. We are all strong enough to move forward and put ourselves back together. That is what this taught me. There was a time I though I would never be able to fix myself and that I would always be a shattered mess. But with time it changed. Thank you for your comment Chris and I hope you have a good day.

Book: Shattered Sighs