ROSEBEDS

Photo by Alexandru Boicu on Unsplash

I grieved you so openly.

guts spilling out, heart peeled and reeling,

I couldn’t stand the feeling of you leaving.

I wept, screamed, and every night, I dreamed

you would make your way back to me.

I’ve weaved a million things with these

longing heart strings, strummed your favorite song

and prayed the notes would waft

along the breeze and lure you

back into my arms.

they’re so lonely now that you’re gone.

I know I should be over it, but it feels so wrong

being without you for this long.

like a piece of me is missing,

like there’s a void in me

in need of filling.

I can’t bear this emptiness any longer.

so, in the gaping hole you left behind,

I’ll pour in tear-stained soil and seeds,

hoping I’ll find that beautiful things

can bloom from the pain.

I’ll lie down and let myself soak

in the memory of everything that broke me

and hope I will awake amidst a bed of roses.

that I’ll awake in awe, and realize

I’m better without you, after all.

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From my upcoming poetry collection BONE WEAVING, available on Amazon June 11th, 2023.

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