Oh lover

                                
                                          
        Our love was parasitism. 
You benefited while you harmed me.
You left my heart hanging from a rope as a lifeless body would. 
   Maybe I could heal, maybe I should.
Did you ever love me as much as you could? 
                 My heart burns.
                 Burns like wood. 
This limerence consumed me whole.
Consumed my heart. 
Consumed my mind. 
And soon there was nothing left to say. 
Nothing to bind. 
I’ll have to live without you by my side. 
it was as if I got caught in a riptide. 
I told you my truth.
You sighed.
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Agustin Avatar
December 26, 2024 at 7:48 PM
Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. 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." Be blessed.
Seeker Avatar
December 23, 2024 at 6:37 AM
A familiar tale but when it happens, it hurts. Superbly penned, Jessica.
Counts  Avatar
December 23, 2024 at 11:06 AM
thank you, sincerely.
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