Away from you – Reflections on Lost Love

A poem about moving on and dealing with heartbreak 💖

A year later, you swear that I have changed too much.
You glance at me and hate when I smile more.
I look back, and your eyes hold only hatred for me,
But I manage to smile and walk away from you.

There was a time when you said you adored me.
We sat on the park bench together every evening.
I shared my earphones with you as we talked,
Now I sit in the same place for hours, all alone.

You say I left you behind to chase my dreams,
but you refuse to speak of the time you left me.
You tried to find in others what I once gave you,
When no one valued you like I did, you came back.

You have come to my house so many times,
screaming insults, but I no longer talk back.
You say I forgot you and all you did for me,
But my heart remembers both the smiles and the hurt.

You refuse to believe me when I say I still love you.
You claim I have changed, but I know you have too.
You came back as someone I barely recognize,
So different from the one who once loved me.

Without you, I once struggled just to breathe.
Now, you are in that same place, asking for my help.
I want to love you still, but I cannot ignore your sins,
I continue to live a life that no longer needs you.

I don’t know what happened to us over these two years.
Once, we were so in love the world seemed beautiful.
Now, we drown in our sorrow, far removed from love.
You search for me, but all I want is to run away from you.

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