a favorite song
a conversation
a warning cry
a radio station
a photo album
cycles through
a favorite meal
what’s old is new

you got your wish
your message rang loud 
never quite enough 
because i’m not enough for myself 

the truth felt so deeply 
down into my bones 
you’ve reaffirmed that 
the emperor has no clothes 

the final tie that bound me to you
broke like a smile
no drama
no pain
only the slightest of jealousy
that passed with one blink of my eyes
because what i have now
is complete peace of mind

when you look in the mirror, who is it you see?
did you write your own lyric, or did you steal it from me?

words trapped between the softness of your skin
they stand in stark contrast to your actions again

he wasn’t what i thought he’d be
so many men they grow like weeds
though not quite free
he accepts me for me
the woman in his dreams

a spark, a flame ignites my soul
that feeling lost long ago
all that’s left is moving forward
clouds replaced with rainbows
the sun casting shadows

insufficient
no significance
a pebble in a shoe

loose threads
tangled webs
nothing old is new

i know you lied
you said you tried
doomed from the start
we would never survive

nothing stood out
until all of my doubt
slips into fissures
that litter the ground

i started walking and then i ran
hurdles came and i jumped over them
i tripped. i fell. i bled. i cried.
i kept going. i’m a badass. and i can do it myself.
just put my mind to it.
exercise. eat well. have fun along the way.
those trials taught me…made me stronger
so i kept going…

the papers signed
all was decided
she didn’t know she’d be divided
half to him
half for them
”and none for me,” she said and sighed