Shattered

You shattered me with one question.
The words like a brick in the face.
I crumbled inside
Yet my exterior held strong.

My soul, searching for answers.
My ego, grasping desperately at straws.
My mind ticking over,
Mindless words spewing forth.

What had been built up,
Falling so easily like a house of cards.
Where did it all unfold?

I felt ashamed.
Caught out yet again.
When will I ever learn?

The Dragon's Lair

Like a dragon she sweeps into the room,

Banging doors, making noise, 

alerting all within earshot of her presence.

Her presence, like that of a storm.

Not just a passing storm, perhaps more like a hurricane.

The energy you can feel,

Right to the bone, right to your core.

Sending shivers down your spine.

Freezing you to the core.

Anticipating what is to come,

Will you wear her wrath?

Or will you come out unscathed?

Welcome to the Dragon’s lair!

Again

Falling.
Picking yourself up again.
Knowing.
Learning to love again.
Living.
Finding yourself again.
Loving.
Again.

Jealousy

Jealousy rages like a roaring fire.
Destroying everything in its path.
But what of jealousy contained?
Bubbling and boiling, internalized.

Can the raging fire within be extinguished?
Or do the embers still burn long after?

Jealousy. Defensiveness. Rejection.
Until we meet again.

A battlefield

Love is like a battlefield

Where bleeding hearts are shed

Where camouflage hides the truth

Where lovers, like enemies, fight to their death.

Hearts, like raw wounds, exposed.

Beating, bleeding, aching…dying.

Forever

Forever is a long time.

I remember the hours we would spend together.

I remember the pointless things we used to do.

But it didn't matter because our friendship was forever.

Then I left for a while.

I thought our friendship could last the distance.

I thought it could last the time.

I thought we would be friends forever.

But alas!

Life has other plans.

Life pulls us into different directions.

Love has the last laugh.

And there you go

Walking down that aisle

Meeting your beautiful bride at the end.

Best friends forever.