Poem #13

Sometimes I fear you'll leave

But you always come back to me

I'm the shore

And you're the sea

Steady and there for you

I'll always be here for you

Sometimes your waves rip me apart

They shake me to my core

But I only see the beauty of it

Of how our love endures

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Notes from the author: This poem was written while I was in an abusive relationship and is part of the collection of poems that captures the romance that I saw in my loyalty and devotion to a partner who would lie to me, cheat on me, and manipulate me. I still have pain when I consider how much I gave to this partner and how much I took from myself but find bliss in the whimsy and hope that I had, the delicacy of this poem captures my state of mind and the nativity I had when it came to relationship health and balance. Hope in romantic love is not something that I have felt often in life and so, despite this poem being shrouded with darkness, I have a fondness for this piece. This piece may have been written about my relationship with another, but it also reminds me of my relationship with myself; a relationship between my mind and soul that was torn and wild and angry and has gone through the growth and healing that was yearned for.