I didn't know the last time that I saw you
that I would never see your father again.
I didn't know the last time that I saw you
that your mother would never see me as a daughter again.
I didn't know the last time that I saw you
that we would have to rebuild from scratch.
I never knew the last time that I saw you
that we would light this match.
I never thought
that I would spend my hardest years without you
I never thought
of all the people that I lost that I would lose you
I never thought
after all these years that I would see you again.
I never thought
that we could mend things after way back when
{ 08/08/2023 }
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Alive
PoetryIt is an ugly beast to have to have to tame. Sometimes the easier thing to do instead of learning to tame the beast, is to learn to understand it and move with it. It's a roller-coaster of pain and anger and confusion, but once in a while, it's Aliv...
