He didn’t care
Want her
Need her
Deserve her
Appreciate her
But she sat there
Waiting
Thinking
Wondering
Overheating
On the back burner.
- The Dalema. May 28, 2017.
When she heard the term “love”
She’d laugh
She knew the idea was something
In the past
When she heard the term “forever”
She’d cringe
It just reminded her of how naive
She could have been
When they said “it will happen”
She’d pause
She accepted things as they were
How it was
When they said “it exists”
She knew
It just didn’t anymore
It wasn’t true
When she felt something new
She’d fight
If it wasn’t with him
It wasn’t right
When she felt anything at all
She’d run
She didn’t believe anymore
There’s no “true love”
But when she was alone
She’d think
Of all that could’ve been
All that could be
But when she alone
She knew
It wasn’t because of her
It was because of you.
- The Dalema. May 27, 2017.
She crosses your mind in the morning
She stays there most of the day
She makes you long to see her
No matter the time or place
She talks about you to her friends
Her family gets to meet you, too
She makes you want to show the world
Images taken of the two of you
She gives you reasons to claim her
With no pressure for any title
She brings out the best in you
If you had to, you’d fight for her
She wasn’t who you thought she would be
Maybe she was exactly what you needed
She’s closer to your age
She silences you when you feel defeated
She makes you want to be a better man
She probably loves you but she shouldn’t
She must be everything you wanted
She’s done all the things I couldn’t.
- The Dalema. May 23, 2017.
Good morning texts
Goodnight kisses
Sunday morning breakfast
“Thinking of you” messages
Thursday night spaghetti
Friday night pizza and movies
Laughter and playfulness
Trust and honesty
The gym after work
Cuddling on the couch
All the little things
That matter to her most
She didn’t ask for much
She didn’t need fancy dinners
She only wanted a man
Who wanted to be with her
A man who would make plans
Just to give her a kiss
Someone who looked forward to
Any time he could get
She didn’t ask for much
But she knows her worth
And any man to call her his
Knows what she deserves.
- The Dalema. May 21, 2017.
She sat there in his living room
She sat on his couch just thinking
She remembered their first fight
His words, her tears – everything
She sat there going over the details
All the memories in her mind
She remembered all the work he never did
She remembered him saying goodbye
She sat there waiting for him to speak
For something, anything with meaning
She remembered wanting it all
Wanting him and being forgiving
She sat there getting lost in his apology
In the possibilities, the hope in her soul
Trying to push out the unwanted feelings –
How he made her feel when he let her go
She sat there wondering as she listened
What were they like before his goodbyes?
She knew it could happen again –
He could break her heart and change his mind
But she sat there falling back in love
Giving in again like all those times before
But it was him, it was them – baby it’s us
And I’ve never wanted anything more.
- The Dalema. May 20, 2017.
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