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When It Was Over

May 26, 2023
By shorrmiel GOLD, New York City, New York
shorrmiel GOLD, New York City, New York
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I got no answer, I got silence.

You show me no light, you show me darkness.

I fought for you, I fought hardest.


Why did I fight?

When it was over you said nothing.

I’m left with unanswered questions, yet that shouldn’t surprise me.

Your a boy made from habit.

And I’m a girl scared of change. 


Why did I cry?

When now I can’t anymore. 

I’ve tried for days and 

you drank me dry.


Why did it last?

When I’ll never know what tipped the edge and made you

Fall

Backwards

Away

From 

Me.


How do I hold onto something that doesn’t hold back?

Free soloing the side of a flat rock. 

Talking to a tree.

And I might just be a name. 

To you, 

I’m whittled down to your irregular horniness. 

 To me, you are whittled down to my insecurities.  

This is me. This is all me.

And When it was over 

I’m everything you’ll miss.  


The author's comments:

This poem is about having someone leave your life. It is about embracing the unanswered questions and learning to be alone again. 


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