perhaps?

Seven years ago,

I was an emotional mess.

I have loved him too much

That I can’t think straight.

 

I was praying to God endlessly,

That please make my heart stop beating wildly,

Let my heart be tired from loving him.

Let my mind rule this time.

 

It took seven years,

To realize that loving him

Is a mistake and nothing more.

The pain he left me was unbearable.

 

When I have the time to reflect,

Where had all the pain go?

Why the tears stopped flowing?

Why the loneliness ebbed slowly?

 

Perhaps,

I am now emotionally healed.

I am stronger than before

Most of all I start loving myself more.

Reviews

[Karen Redburn]

Very well said. You have covered off the healing journey beautifully in this poem. And YES in the end gotta love yourself. Cheers!

[sette]

thanks Karen for the wonderful review I always appreciate it

[Paul Bell]

Knocked it on the head.
Love yourself first.
Let only true love enter.
Never reflect on past relationships. No point.
Get back in the game quick.

[sette]

hopefully I can thanks for the wonderful review Paul

[Dave]

Love or being in love can often, unfortunately, be very painful.
Glad to see, it seems, that you have risen above the pain and
anguish to appreciate yourself.

Take care - Dave

[sette]

i am still in the process of trying dave thanks for the wonderful review

[Lorry]

We know that love can be blind, but learn through heartache that it can also mess with the rest of the senses too. There is no rule book for how long it takes to heal, unfortunately.

[sette]

so true lorry thanks for the wonderful review

[Jimmy Yetts]

Derailed--and spinning your wheels--for seven years?
Seems like way too high a price to pay.
Glad you're chugging along, once again.
Cheers!

[sette]

thanks for the encouragement jimmy

[¿]

The healing process takes too long as we are helpless to speed it up. Though life never get slow down. Great creation Indeed!

[sette]

thanks my friend for the wonderful comment

[marilyn 1225]

love this poem it is true for so many people we put out heart and soul and spirit into someone for years as you did and then suddenly it is gone and we grow and heal and recover, even though we never thought we would i too relate to this wonderful poem... thanks for your writing

[sette]

thanks marilyn for the understanding and the wonderful review

[Coyote Poetry]

Hard to forget. When real love overtake us. Take a long time to heal. I understand the poem. Once took me seven years to forget. Thank you for sharing your amazing words and thoughts.
Coyote

[sette]

thanks so much for understanding

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome my friend.