No One Else Like You
You took the last train to Liverpool
and left me in the rain. I fully deserve
it this time. “Too many times I have
hurt you, dear man.” Time after
time I replay our last conversation
in my head and I fall to the floor and
weep…weep…weep…
-for no one else but you.
You wished to get as far away from me
as you could, considering the horrible
mistakes I have made. “I didn’t mean
to hit you, dear man”. There are never
any words that can be said to justify what
I have done to you. No rationalization
can be spoken for all the physical and verbal
abuse I did…
-to no one else but you
I ask myself, “why do I let my anger get
the best of me?” I do not know. I repent
to you and pray for your atonement.
But you are far away and what am I to do
to make this right. “I didn’t mean to
talk to you like that, dear man.” I grew
up with an abusive mother always hurting
my sweet father. I could never understand
it. I promised myself I would never be like
that monster. Now I am the monster.
Now I sit here trying to rationalize my
horrid actions…
-towards no one else but you.
I confess to you, dear man, “I promise,
it will never happen again.” You were
dying from fear and caution on the
inside. I played mind games and
broke your confidence as a man. You will
never love the same again…
-because of no one else like me.
Written By: Laura Loo
Date Written: April 27, 2016
Copyright © Lu Loo | Year Posted 2016
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