Are you touching other young lovers
Each time I think of you
A nightmare with eyes wide open
Your fingertips burnt on my skin
I've scraped and scrubbed them off
And the evidence is all gone
But it still lies behind my eyes and in my throat
Why does it close at the thought of you
And why was it open when I needed it
To shut and only open for help
Why have I run out of tears
My eyes never close long enough
To let them form
And in some ways you've stayed innocent
And does your mother know your weakness
And do your friends know the truth
Because you left me burdened with it
I let you walk away countless times
Because you've always come back to play
Now you left me empty and confused
Wishing the best for me as if you'd care
And I drank it up to replace my self-esteem
You left me with multiple questions yet I only have this one
"Did I get too old for you?"
-.t.b.
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Author:
tb (Pseudonym) (
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- Comment from author about the poem: Looking back at my other poems inspired by this person, this one is different because I'm expressing my anger and the last question I chose because I want this person to feel bad for what they did because 2 years ago I pushed it to the side to protect someone other than myself, I lied to myself constantly after it happened that I wanted it anyways because the way I acted over messages and now I know I'm not in the wrong because he took advantage of me. This poem is the most empowering one I've written, I wrote these words after a panic attack and they soothed me. I find that in each personal messages I bring up my gratitude towards poetry, it helps me express my thoughts without worrying about it sounding wrong. So thank you MPS.
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Hope you feel better after that. I see you have only read 4 other peoples poems on here and never commented on any (info on your profile page). You will attract more comment/interest from other poets if you read and comment on others work. That's how this site works best.
very interesting
i love this!
keep writing
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