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Last call

I’m really tired of your apologies.

I’m tired of sitting there wondering if you’re coming back.
I’m tired of feeling foolish for waiting to see if you’ll return.
I’m tired of telling myself “five more minutes”.
I’m tired of saying that more than once or twice an evening.

I’m tired of feeling like I have to reach out every time I want to talk to you.
I’m tired of feeling like some of our conversations are just you punching your “time card” for the week.
I’m tired of feeling lonelier after our talks than before.

I’m tired of wanting us to be back to where we used to be because I’m tired of feeling like I’m the only one who wants that.
I’m tired of feeling like I wasted an evening by giving you my full attention while we try to talk.

I’m tired of hoping.  I’m so very, very tired.

A happy birthday wish

A flower born to Winter’s chill
yet it was possessed of such a will
that the frost’s bite held no sway
over the flower which bloomed today
and each year it grows greater still.

Measure

A poem based on the above image:

With every inch she rose,
she carried herself straighter;
and fearful of that confidence,
her opponents chose to hate her.

(original source for me was this tumblr post)

Weary

Sing for me once more
upon the broken shore
of better times and happy days
when life was fun and games and play
before life’s cruel and endless chores.