My first was my friend

who teased me with “love”

We held on too long

Too afraid to move on

He was too little too late

And let me slip away

Then I met my one

With him, I was ready to fall

and fall I did

He gave me peace and kept me safe

but also gave me pain

He parted. Leaving my heart tattered.

Broken and shattered

I wandered and wandered

Lost in the shadows

drowning in my sorrows

Searching to feel again

And then there was him

He gave me illusion

And made me doubt

I forgot how to trust

Losing my sense of worth

I accepted the crumbs

Searching for the truth

I played along in make believe

Until I found what I needed to leave

On my own again

I wander the path

Searching for where to go next

Love and trust

Safety and Risk

I give myself what I lost

Slowly mending what was shattered

And remember that I matter