Permanently shut

Permanently shut

A Chapter by Lyn Anderson
"

sometimes a friend isn't a friend after all

"

Nobody but you

Needs to understand,

There was once a time,

I needed your hand.

But I have moved on now

To someone new,

I am better off with him,

And I can't have you.

This isn't something

That is easy to say,

But people really do change,

At the end of the day.

All those years ago I said,

From each we only

Take what we need,

You took your pound of flesh,

And it made me bleed.

This love I've forged,

The happiness I've earned,

And you said

You wanted me to get,

Yet here you are,

Waiting in the wings,

The biggest threat --

I must continue on,

Without you my friend,

The door you closed

Must never be

Opened again.



© 2016 Lyn Anderson


Author's Note

Lyn Anderson
If you are out there, you may see this, but you likely won't understand.
Love is not always the romantic kind, and sometimes these non-romantic
loves can hurt us just as much or more ...

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some of us understand, or so we think... and I am quite sure there will be many who find themselves locked out.. there are also bound to be some who just wont have a clue.... powerful.. well targeted.. hard hitting and true... perfectly poemed in my humble opinion...

Posted 4 Years Ago


Lyn Anderson

4 Years Ago

thanks so much. I barely remember the person for whom this was penned. Funny how that happens. Peopl.. read more
There was once a man I thought I would never get over. But I had to, being too young to perish. So I had to change. Now when I think of him, he seems like a child in mind but once he was a mountain. Still looking for that other had to hold though. Great write here, Kl:):):)

Posted 7 Years Ago


Lyn Anderson

7 Years Ago

Yes, people who are like this need to be out of our lives, thank you.
It happens. I've been there and still am. I go back and forth. I wonder if its me or them that needs to move on, if i'm right or am I wrong. Time will tell.

Posted 7 Years Ago


Lyn Anderson

7 Years Ago

Thank you. I do believe that often, it is both. A toxic relationship is good for neither party, in t.. read more
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Good piece on moving on. I wave my hand at your poetry, (sadly) very relatable for me. Get away from the ones who drain the life out of you, I wish everybody could, though it's difficult to escape sometimes, I think.

Posted 7 Years Ago


Lyn Anderson

7 Years Ago

Thank you very much. It is something I had to just put on paper and be done with.
V

7 Years Ago

I know that feeling... You're welcome.
V

7 Years Ago

I know that feeling... You're welcome.
Some people, ya just can't trust em, or yourself around them. Good rhyme & flow with this. It makes it point without a lot of fuss. Good one.

Posted 7 Years Ago


Lyn Anderson

7 Years Ago

Thank you -- it's a poem that will likely never be read by the person it is written about -- and if .. read more
There's a hard door to shut because of the feelings that were once there. But sometimes it's best for you if not for them. Because they will take you down if you don't.

Posted 7 Years Ago


Lyn Anderson

7 Years Ago

Oh, for sure it is a hard thing. But in the end, it is the only thing. Thank you for reading and lea.. read more
Some doors are better left closed for even if they are left ajar, the venom can seep through. If people are users, they do not deserve space in your life. Anyone who takes a pound of flesh, well, no relationship with that person will work. No, whomever you wrote this about will never understand. That sort of person never does. Powerfully emotional. Lydi**

Posted 7 Years Ago


Lyn Anderson

7 Years Ago

You are right. These kind of people take, and need, and need, and take. They will never know why you.. read more
yes ... there are very real takers out there ..once lached on they will SUCK YOU DRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
sorry ..got carried away with the music ;)
what i like about this one the most is its straight forward honesty .. and that it reminds me of how (in my own life) i have found it easy to walk away when someone begins to "play" ...i think those people know the game far better than anyone else and no one ever wins but them .. after all it "their" game ... so i walk .. no regrets no maybe i can help ..no no no! and you are so right ..if we are sucked in and they latched on ..ripping flesh as we extricate ourselves ... they do want to come back ..for more and more and more ..they don't like loosing especially after tasting blood :(
E.

Posted 7 Years Ago


Lyn Anderson

7 Years Ago

Thank you for your most enthusiastic review. And yes, the problem is, this sort of person often is t.. read more
my exes were also my best friends, but temporarily...that friendship moved on...and cannot never find its way back...but when i look at it...there those who have been just friends, maybe some with benefits, who have outlived all those relationships...and proven to sustain...and sustain....

we find out that some people just sort of use us up....as bill withers sang...

Posted 7 Years Ago


Lyn Anderson

7 Years Ago

Yes, some relationships we must realize are best left in the been there done that box. Thank you as .. read more
An 'articulate' sadness said quite calmly but adamantly. You've moved on, you're not looking back.. maybe that's the right way, never sure. I do admire the calm of your phrases, the way you point out the logic of your emotions.. once ago strong feelings.. that takes courage as well as the ability to write.

'll those years ago I said, .. .. From each we only .. .. Take what we need, .. .. You took your pound of flesh, .. .. And it made me bleed.'. Turning away, breathless, numb. Sad and sadder but..

Posted 7 Years Ago


Lyn Anderson

7 Years Ago

Thank you for stopping in, and your observations.
emmajoy

7 Years Ago

Trying to catch up with writers after a temporary dullness! You're very welcome.

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