I am disillusioned I’ve created this fictional individual in my mind who is supposed to be you This idea that somehow, a love story is supposed to emerge from us When there is no “us”, to begin with J. Saunders May 3rd 5:38 pm
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Hardship
It’s impossible not to think about you, and I’ve tried to fill the void You’re voice is still running around in my mind My heart still aches to know you’re well Sometimes I wish it wasn’t true I keep wondering why I had to learn so much from you then only to lose you I’m … Continue reading Hardship
To Those
For anyone who has felt their future isn’t in their hands. For the ones who have been abused mentally, physically and sexually. For the individuals who suffer from anxiety or depression, I need you to know, you do not need to be perfect. You cannot help who you have trusted, and they let you down. … Continue reading To Those
Ready Now
It's become clear that I cared too much & you under-appreciated me Furthermore, your life seems unaffected with or without me I'm ready now My presence isn't of value or priority this poem... you'll probably never read and if you did, it wouldn't hurt the way I do writing this because it's another clarity to … Continue reading Ready Now
The Woman
Let me be known as the woman, who never settled. The woman who became all the things she aspired to be and do the things she's always dreamed. Let me be known as the woman, who stopped caring about the people who didn't know her, who whispered or betrayed her. She let go and moved … Continue reading The Woman
Try You On
Healing
I’m still healing. Time is the ruler of healing. Sometimes, time goes by slow, do not rush a wounded heart, a damaged soul, into healing. Time is based on no one’s measurement but our own internal understanding and a life we had once lived. You and I are not the same. We will not heal … Continue reading Healing
Secrets
I’m not suggesting I will not love you 20 years from now You didn’t ask me to wait I let go when you told me to move on Now you keep coming back every time another man holds my hand but you never held mine Your fingers just knew my weak spots to remind my … Continue reading Secrets
Feeling
It feels right So, I go with the flow Then I wake up in the morning feeling satisfied and lost Filled with words I never knew were on my mind Filled with words I never knew I felt I write, it feels right So, I go with the flow until I’m lost for words Until … Continue reading Feeling
Waiting
I'll wait for the man who loves me for my intelligence For the one who doesn't just accept me for my appeal For the one who doesn't leave me for the words I write J. Saunders