Our relationship wouldn’t last long
I could see the end before it even began
I knew that truth even as I held out my hand
Your eyes were speaking volumes
Damaged they said
Handle with care they said
Your words carefully guarded
Small hesitant snippets here
Carefully thought out sentiments there
You need my help, nothing more
I had something you needed
I had something to give
Inevitably we will stand at the end
Saying thank you and you’re welcome
Thank you
For making me feel important
You’re welcome
Thank you for supporting me
So on it goes with every one I meet
But I can’t help but think
The transaction isn’t complete
I keep giving away valuable parts of me
I held on to a valuable part of you
During this time you needed me
I needed you too
I gave you a part of my heart
In exchange for a part of yours
And now that we have moved on
Building different lives in separate spaces
I think about those pieces of me
Still living and beating inside of you
After all this time I finally realize
And trust me it’s taken a lot of time
It’s in those small pieces
I remain connected to you
It’s in those small pieces
You remain connected to me
Because of those small pieces
You will be a different you
I will be a different me
Because of those small pieces
A better you
A better me
~Hasty 07/2012
Those first two lines… Ah. I didn’t say at the time, but I parted from someone the weekend after you asked me to write for this series… And I knew it was coming – had known from the beginning down to the date. And then the date was extended and it felt like a bonus. This poem is perfect – we really do leave pieces of ourselves with other people.
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Omg I’m sorry. And yea we really really do .
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