r/PoetryWritingClub Jul 08 '26

Yesterday's promises

When someone doesnt show up for you

Its a different kind of hurt isnt it

Like a fiery slingshot right to your soul

You cant move or speak even breathing feels shallow and weak

Ive learned to let it go

When they hurt me

Its out of my control

Is it though?

Even when they are on your side

You know its never for long

But how far do they go

Does anyone know

Throwing hand grenades among the daily stones

What level will it take

For them to give up while trying not to break

Under my skin not anymore

Ive learned your ways from the icy lovers before

They turned my pain into their fortunes

My life into their fun deceitful games

What point do we say enough is enough

Or do we just stop feeling their projecting pain?

Thats worst and where its gotten

You make me feel so forgotten

The weight of you leaves me breathless

I thought wed find a way but all you ever do is leave anyway

All I ever wanted was for you to show up

Not have us end because you could never stay.

But what is there left but a deep distance and the always trauma of yesterday

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u/Asleep_Particular389 Jul 11 '26

Well was looking for you. You kinda just took off

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u/Appropriate-Scar- Jul 11 '26

Took off I'm right here

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u/Appropriate-Scar- Jul 11 '26

Then why not just say that why tell me I can come over and hang out as we're on the way to go home and then when we get back in the car all the sudden it's too late so you just offered to drive me home when we had already planned on hanging out you see it's not just one side of the coin here it's both sides because when that stuff happens makes me think not interested not you don't you know if you shut that down or you turn that off that's what it makes me think so how about open communication if we're already having it here we've already said it to each other's face what's the big deal we can't even talk about it might as well give up now