“As I once breathed you in, absorbing every memory of you into the files of my heart – I breathe you out.
How I wish to hasten the process of detox from the addiction of you
You have ingrained and infected every part of my core,
Seeming as though I were tearing my own soul just to get you out
My whole body at war within itself: heart, mind, lungs — they plead for you desperately
Unaware of resulting injury
With every tear, sleepless night and angry scream – I cut you out of the infected areas
Yet, there is still more left –
Like a cancer in my bones, it seems the solution has to kill me before it heals me
Hooked to an IV drop of torturous memories, painful acceptance and shattered hope,
Relief is found at the hands of forgiveness,
Appears impossible, yet essential if I dare desire wholeness once again,
To recover the harmony in my inner being,
to return to a unified rhythm
and feel my heart to beat once more.
I only hope to breathe you out, once last time.”
Poetry
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