Goodbye

An honest breakup

What happened to you?

Nothing.

What happened to us?

We didn’t just stop caring.

What happened to me?

I’m still growing.

I love you, always and forever.

I feel responsible for you.

And yet,

That’s not my place.

I need: understanding

Support

Unconditional

You give: suspicion

Accusation

Manipulation

You’ve always said I’m crazy to love you,

And I finally have to agree.

I swore I would never leave unless you pushed me away

And that’s exactly what you’ve done.

So this is goodbye.

It hurts like hell as I cry myself to sickness

But I’ve been edging to the door for months.

I can’t pinpoint where or when it started

And I know you care in your own way

But yesterday…

Yesterday was unacceptable.

I gave it my best, my all, everything

And still it’s not enough for you.

I hope you never lose the childlike wonder

The gentle sensitivity

And I hope you grow out of your manipulative, attention-seeking ways.

Then,

Maybe,

Just maybe,

We can try again.

Author's Note

I first submitted this to my local writing group and got some phenomenal feedback. Based on that feedback, I almost deleted the last four lines, but I'm not going to because its my honest opinion.

Reviews

[Annie29]

Kinda poem that brings back old memories. That's what every poet wants, 'their words to relate to the reader'. Nicely done.

[Dr. Wood ?]

very emotional and so true of many relationships...Insecurity can be so hard to manage