r/UnsentPoetry

She sat quietly with her tea, this time with such relief on her face,

Her hair falling upon her bare shoulders as the sun sent its rays upon her like it was searching for her, like it was meant to find her like a spotlight.

He couldnt understand the peacefulness he felt around her, even when she was in her madness, she carried with her this stillness, this knowing,

Only questioning what deserved to be questioned, then observing with these eyes that Ive never seen hold judgements, only curiosity, grace and empathy.

She looked up at me after noticing my gawking stare, smiling slowly then looked like she was about to say something but instead grabbed my hand and said * dont forget to breathe*

As if she knew what I hadnt even said outloud yet, how she has always been and will forever be,

the very air I need to breathe.

I never thought it would be this long that we would be apart. And the longer time goes on the less it's weighing on my heart. I guess it's not right what they say about the growing fonder par. I'm finding myself thinking about walking away.

I can't forget while I was pregnant all the shit you put me through and yet you want us to uproot our lives and move to be with you What makes you think that you deserve to have your cake and eat it too Can't think of many reasons I would want to stay

But I'm afraid that if I fly these wings won't take me very high Forgotten how to be who I use to be And I'm afraid that if I fall I know that I could lose it all Could I provide for her and give her what she needs

I fought for us so long now that your all I've grown to know So the prospect of that changing makes it hard to let you go I'm only holding on to us so I don't feel like I'm alone The love I had for you is fading every day.

It's time for me to reclaim what once use to be my life Instead of holding on to hope that one day I will be your wife The infidelity just proves you have a tendency to stray And thats how I know that I have to walk away.

1. Rumination https://www.reddit.com/r/OCPoetry/comments/vjn51z/rumination/?utm\_medium=android\_app&utm\_source=share

2. Till the End https://www.reddit.com/r/OCPoetry/comments/vjowwi/till\_the\_end/?utm\_medium=android\_app&utm\_source=share

There was a longing
ravaging the depths of the waters within me,
and a glance
that conquered the seas.

A yearning
that crossed the storms of time,
stretching toward the moon,
carrying its whisper
with the answer
that leaves a wound
fit for bleeding.

Who am I?

I kept staring at the moon
from the bottom of waters without rest,
while the hands of spirits pulled me
through ancient ages.

And the stars and their planets trembled with light,
so I reached my hand toward them
as though they were
sand kissing the eye,
so I might erase them from the vision
of the tender radiance of the moon.

Who am I?

Then came the fall of an oar-stroke,
cast by a man,
awakening waves
blue and violent.

And the moon hid behind the sky,
and I was no longer
who I had been.

His oar did not cut through my sight,
for I saw nothing except
his back
as he turned away into the distance.

My beloved carved me, my life,
he who sailed toward a place
the waters cannot reach.

And I remained alone once more,
though beauty had touched me.

Why am I?

Then there crept toward me
a delicate face,
while I wept for him,
my only beloved.

It descended into the deepest depths,
and illuminated the underworld.
Never had I come
so near as this.

And it whispered,
like the tail of a comet,
and the question passed through
the hole in my chest,
and exploded
with the voice of the moon

Who are you?
Who are you?
Who are you?

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I still think about that fleeting moment when we passed each other—your smile, the way you hesitated just before the door closed behind you. Months have gone by, and a familiar scent, a song, or a corner of the city brings it all back. I wonder if you ever think about it, too—if you still remember.