Tayama

What They Took

He never listened to word she said

 I turned away instead

Then slept alone in our bed

For she was ashamed of my cowardice

And my self-proclaimed dread

She often told me love was never to be this hard

Nor were we to be marred

By foolishness or willful disregard

Of a love that was so precious and enduring

Yet I demeaned it by my immaturity

She deserved a man of peace and self-assurance

Never to be me, for I am stunted and shamed

Of what they did and then left me maimed

A 1000 I’m sorry would never be enough

Because I am weak…never to be tough

Damaged and frayed by their cruelty

So please accept my reverence for you

As I leave to give you

Freedom to be loved

By a man who can overcome and live

I cannot…nor ever could

They took my soul and left me in parts

That are forever disconnected with an empty heart

I can’t fill yours…but know…

I believed I could, until I slept at night, and they came again

Reminding me of what they took

My innocence and my belief that love could heal

No…only if what’s broke, thinks it should…