Empty

Just something that came to head suddenly.

When you abandoned me that day,
At the train tracks where I first saw you ,
I wept my out my eyes,
still waiting for a goodbye.
I realize now,
That it didn't hurt,
The moment you let go of my hand,
It didn't pain me in the way I thought it should.

I wondered why that was,
And if I had ever loved you like you loved me.

Had I loved the way you called my name,
or the fact it was spoken?
Had I loved the way you felt in my arms,
or the warmth it left behind?

Had I ever loved at all?

Our time together had been short,
always ticking down.
Back then you asked of me something I couldn't give,
and towards our end the same questions passed your lips,

"Don't you love me?"
I didn't speak.

"Why won't you…?"
I didn't know it then.

And so you then�"
you then disappeared without a trace.

Like all the rest,
you left with the same thought,
the same line was spoken again,

"Why can't you be like everyone else?"

I didn't want to.

I didn't know how.

And now I wonder, once again,
"Have I ever loved at all?"

Author's Note

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Reviews

[PrinceOfTroy]

I ADORE this piece. It's relatable and expressed in such a beautiful way. I very much like the 'Question and no answer' format, I find that it gives the reader the freedom to use their imagination in relation to themselves which a lot of writing these days doesn't. Overall, it's a really refreshing piece, really digging at emotions that most people don't want to face and it's nice to see them reflected in such a beautiful poem. :)