lovenlosses

You are truly in your element
Do you have just what you need?
Was it worth the pain and torment
The hurt that you caused me?

Left alone …. along the wayside
Stepped over .… left for dead
Had no desire to be with me
Found someone else instead.

Have to wonder …. are you happy?
Have you found Utopia?
Does she make  you feel empowered 
Is she that spectacular?

Gotta be somewhat extraordinary
Never wanted to commit
Guess her dowry’s quite impressive
Had to have it… all of it.

The quest for fame and fortune
A plan …. well executed
Calculated …. set in motion
Guess you knew …. just how to do it.

Not one to bend …. to beg or bow
Consumed with raw ambition
A force to be acknowledged
A successful …. acquisition.

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One straight thru the heart
Two upside the head
One between the eyes
Why so much bloodshed?

Violence begets violence
Put your weapon on the ground
Step back and put your hands up
Please don’t make another sound.

A penetrating force
Can’t you see it’s getting worse?
Don’t turn your back, don’t look away
Don’t think that you’re the first.

You’re looking for an exit
A means right to the end
The path to glory will be paved
With smiles and evil grins.

Every good intention
Ends up upon the floor
Ripped to shreds … left for dead 
Can’t you see, there’s something more?

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Can’t stop this pain I’m feeling
Can’t get you off my mind
Wish I could forget you
Cause you’re no longer mine.

The surge of painful memories
What good are photographs?
I still can see…. your smiling face
I still can hear you laugh.

Echoes playing in my head
Can’t get away from it
They haunt me in the dead of night
Those things that we once did.

Don’t want to think about you
It’s driving me insane
Can’t  shake this feeling deep inside
It’s surfacing again.

You didn’t care, you cut me loose
You sent me off …. adrift
Left me with such guilt and shame
Consumed by the abyss.

The fire so deep inside me
The flames hot to the touch
I couldn’t speak …. I couldn’t move
I wanted you so much.

Every night… alone with you
I knew it wasn’t right
Should a known…. what could go wrong
Gave in without a fight.

I wish that I had seen the light
Was not expecting this
Rendered helpless …. paralyzed
It started with a kiss.

Empty…. cold and broken
Stripped of my dignity.
All that’s left… a hollow shell
That all that ‘s left of me.

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When I said you hurt me
You just laughed and shook your head
Left me feeling down so low
So sorry that we met.

I was in , got in too deep
Got in …. over my head
You just walked away from me
Told friends that I was dead.

When I think about you now
It’s so hard to believe
You left me lying on the floor
Had no concern for me.

Wish every single memory
Could be washed away
Forget the day I met you
Forget that fateful day.

I got in…. got in too deep
Got tangled in the weeds
There’s no doubt about it, girl
You’re not the one I need.

I should have realized then, not now
Always something up your sleeve
Nothing but a lying cheat
Who made a fool of me.

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Stop texting … e-mailing
Stop messaging me
I left …. I moved on 
Now you gotta leave. 

No pics to post
On Instagram
I’ve made it clear
Know where I stand.

Those photos together 
When I was with you
Mean nothing to me
It’s over …. we’re through.

You know I moved on
I got over you
I’ve found someone else
Stop calling me, too!

The flowers and jewelry 
Are not what I need
I need you to stop
To let go of me.

The constant reminders
Of your promises
Don’t make any difference
Cause there is no us!

Get it together
Talk to your friends
Don’t blow up my phone
Don’t do it again. 

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A lifetime of longing
No way to explain
The depth of devotion
The horror…. the pain.

The loss and the sadness
The shame and the guilt
No way to convey
What I wanted or felt.

No end point or boundaries
Now that you’re gone
The sting and the shock
Reverberates on.

The tease of a dream
Fleeting at best
A glimpse and a moment
During slumber or rest.

I watch from a distance
You’re doing fine
I see what I’m missing
You’re no longer mine.

You keep her close
You kiss her good night
You tell her you love her
You hold her tight.

You said … forever
Then walked out the door
I wasn’t enough
You wanted more.

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Don’t hide behind 
That wall of shame
Don’t think that I 
Don’t feel your pain. 

My armor cracked
And somewhat worn
My heart strings tattered
Weathered and torn.

Bruised and battered
Stripped of my pride
Bare emotions
Felt inside.

Kindred spirits
Wounded souls
The same sad story
Has been told.

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The music was playing 
The lights turned down low
You held me close
Didn’t want me to go.

You felt so familiar
Your kiss warm and smooth
Everything that I wanted
I wanted with you.

The warmth of your skin
The same as before
The craving….  the feelings
The longing for more. 

The wine and the candles
The romance …. the lust
Nothing else mattered
Only you…. only us.

The rapture …. the madness
You said ,” I want you”
I was out of my mind
Didn’t know what to do. 

The call of the wild
I wanted to scream
Every move that you made
Was it real or a dream?

The surge of emotion
The joy and the bliss
I longed to be touched
To be held ….. to be kissed.

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The grass was high
So  rich …. so green
You walked away
I cried …. I grieved.

May never know
Just what went wrong
Why you left
Or where you’ve gone.

Splintered .… broken
Lost ….  ignored
The pain so deep
Cut to the core.

No chance …. no way
To start anew
Unable to
Get over you.

An empty void
The cold abyss
Now set adrift
No farewell kiss.

No words of hope
Soften the blow
You walked away
I watched you go.

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by Patty Richardson

Photo by Angela Galardi.