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When I'm With You My Worries Fade Away
Each morning I wake up with a new wound.
Unpleasant reminders of the hurt I’ve inflicted.
Not only on myself, but others.
When everything seems fine, I cry.
Drops fall as I wonder how all my past friends are.
Are they happy? Do they still think about me?
Do I even want to know?
My brain cages me from reason as I grasp for a sense of meaning.
Do I find one? Maybe not.
I'm stuck in a spiral of regret and the void beckons me closer.
Full of grief, I'm my own enemy.
I wish someone would show me what to do.
How to live through pain and suffering without digging deeper into the dirt.
Perhaps then I could be better.
Better for me. Better for them. Better for you.
Not push people away when panic hits.
Be able to love, absent of fear.
Eliminate any thoughts of self-doubt.
Dissolve worries that this euphoria is just temporary.
If I broke you, I would hate myself.
Knowing you are safe is my priority.
That's all I want.
That's what I need.
To feel and heal.
Maybe the dread will drain and the scars will mend.
Maybe our bond will unravel insecurities and transform into a field of colour.
We can ground each other and illuminate our beautiful intentions.
This could be something special.
There’s hope and I’m willing to try.
Because I'm happiest with you.
The grey clouds in my mind clear and I can finally breathe.
With you I can trust and dream.
With you the weight lifts from my heart and I'm peaceful.
With you the highest peak is closer.
The soft and delicate caresses you trace over my skin.
Exploring every inch.
Your ocean eyes fluttering open as golden rays leak through translucent curtains.
Is this contentment? Are you my answer?
I would be evil to burden you with my responsibilities.
You are too precious.
A wonder that I never knew I needed until now.
Was it luck? Coincidence?
Perhaps, but whatever it was, it feels right.
It’s like I’ve known you forever though it’s only been weeks.
I would share my deepest and most private parts of myself with you.
You are the piece of my heart that I’ve missed my whole life.
I am yours and you are mine.
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Lavender
Wed, 2024-02-07 21:27
When I'm With You...
Hello, Flower Girl,
At first read, I was thinking this was a bit too long. And then I read it a few more times. I don't know what would be taken out. It all escalates to that simple, but powerful last line, which sounds kind of cliche' by itself, and is certainly overused in love songs, etc., but when summing up all the emotions that lead up to it, is perfect. New love - heals and energizes!
Thank you!
Lavender
scribbler
Wed, 2024-02-07 21:41
Hello
I am with lavender as to the apparent length of this poem. But the length is Only apparent. I think it is the lack of stanzas which presents the reader with a visual "word wall" which makes it seem long. Now the stanzas don't need to be the same length. But by using them you give the reader pauses to stop and think about what they have read in increments instead of all at once