Can't Do This Anymore

Relationship woes

 

Can't Do This Anymore

shut up and listen:

more imposed guilt
means more of a
defense wall built
don't you understand
that constantly flinging
accusations my way is
like expecting flowers to
grow from sand
meaning
it makes no sense
your emotional strangulation
is relentless
and this makes me angry;
you're expecting a
rekindled love
while i'm trying to avoid
you and your mental mess
it all adds up to stress
a thing i try to do without
you tell me you want us
back together
but why have a relationship
filled with doubt?

so...

no more talk of a lost year
take all of your costly tears
and let them fill an ocean
for you to set sail
you're turning me into an enabler;
thinking being in my arms is
good, but things won't be well
must we cry on the phone?
just because you don't want to be
alone
now it's i who has a heart of stone?
if that's the case
fine,
i'll be the bad guy
here's the kiss to say goodbye:
if you come around, i won't be home

in other words, it's time to move on

Author's Note

This is how things were a little over a year ago

Reviews

[PhoeniX]

a clear strong messege. if only people could practice this in their lives. being alone is not the end of the world. good job

[Nicholas Hallows]

I was just browsing through the finalists in this contest and I came across this. I really like it. I especially enjoyed its free-flowing rhythm and refusal to be confined in rhyming couplets. Good work and best of luck for the contest! NH