#throwbackpoem

it seems folks pay the most attention to my work that includes pain of some sort, whether real or imagined. I think it'd do our culture some good to acknowledge pain more. I don't have grandchildren so this is made up... but I repost it every so often because of knowing this is real for someone. Unfortunately. #lifeofapoet #throwbackpoem #someoneoutthere #throwbackwriting #flashbackpoem #poetryisnotdead #glassbetweenus #colormeaning #throwbackpoetry #flashbackpoetry #babyblue #prisonorange #poetrystory #catapult #bewhatyoudream #whileyoustillcan 💜 https://www.instagram.com/p/CIb6ZrLFRdC/?igshid=ejaev7p1g3c5

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I have So many things to Say to you. Stories Of how I dream of you And wake up Slightly confused That you aren't Beside me. I want To tell you how No one else Stands a chance: I'm looking for you In their Eyes Hearts Hands And None of them Are you. I want to Wax poetic On my reasons why We could be Unstoppable Together And lay out my Arguments Why we should Create a life together. For a woman who Demands Words and sentences From you, I make you depends on too much Poetry And Late-night Confessions The truth is I'm terrified That you will disagree That you will laugh at me Because I got it all wrong And read your signs Upside down But Nothing ventured, nothing gained I have spent years Talking myself out of you But tonight I find this mantra painfully true: I have No more excuses Only the truth So let's cut straight to the point: I love you.

If I had known you'd be leaving Or that I'd feel this way I would've held a little tighter And forced you here to stay.