If you still love someone
After they have left you
Know that you are capable
Of great love,
And deserve the same
In return.
Feminist, Writer, Cult Classic
If you still love someone
After they have left you
Know that you are capable
Of great love,
And deserve the same
In return.
Humans are rational beings
Who can rationalize their lies
And disguise themĀ as truth.
The clouds receded
Just enough
To bathe in the sun
And convince myself
That I am okay.
artwork by Shang Ma (www.shangmaart.com)
Sometimes I wish
To veil
My inadequacies
In a layer of
Temporary
Superficial
Self esteem,
With hopes
That maybe,
This time,
My new colours
Won’t fade.
I have no trust
For people who use others;
Actors of affection
With counterfeit currency
Used for comfort,
For validation,
For release–
How long
Until you are the lemon,
Juiced from the inside out;
Skin tossed aside.
There is no
Such
Thing
As depth
Without
Darkness.
Some love
Will be given
And not reciprocated;
This is the hardest,
Most important love
To give.
*artwork by Shang Ma (www.shangmaart.com)
How many times
Must we be broken down
Then told
We are not enough?