Ellen Gwaltney Bales Poet Rhyme

The Old Me - Part I

I want the old me back
How did I let me slip away?
I know it didn’t happen in one day
Didn’t I use to be nice?
Now my heart seems made of ice
I want the old me back
What caused this change in me?
And why on earth did I not see?
It must have happened slow
Because no one bothered to let me know
I want the old me back
I was changing, and not for the best
If I’d known I would have confessed
Why did I take it for so long?
They say what doesn’t kill us
Makes us strong
I want the old me back
He did this, of that I’m sure
Now my old life is just a blur
How do I change things?
How do I start?
That horrible man left a hole in my heart

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Nancy Kaufman April 26, 2023 at 12:33 PM Yes there are some that take a chunk out of us, aren't there. I agree with Yann's comment that time heals and forgiveness if more for your ability to move on then the other party at times.

Yann Rolland March 11, 2023 at 6:36 PM this si a good question, i don't know if we can, time pass and hurts our souls, i hope you will have a nice sunday yann Ellen Gwaltney Bales March 13, 2023 at 1:15 PM Thank you for your comments, Yann, and you are absolutely right. Ellen