How I Have Grown
I am on the fence
between two worlds
trapped within the space among
the old and new.
I came to you
young and innocent
unable to form
what I wanted to be.
Your words were like
a beacon that I held
as my gospel and truth
of what I should become.
Over the years
I have changed
come into my own
carved a way
among the rumble.
Learned to distinguish
what were lies
came to recognize
your subtle manipulations
and tricks of thought.
What I see
is how low you are
the lengths you will go
forcing others to mold your path.
Though I still want to believe
we are now so far apart
I am no longer 24
a child for you to hold.
The years have breed
a false sense of loyalty
the impression that change
is but a lost hope.
Yet truth remains
that the respect I once had
is but a forgotten dream
blown away over time
unrecognizable to me.
Like the seeds
of a dandelion
I will soon leave
with the wind
onto the place I belong
a world of my own.
© 2015 truthfornow
Comments
Great capture of a moment in time for almost anyone in a relationship. I hope the winds do not blow too hard.
Such a pretty and flowing poem. I can really relate. A long-term relationship of mine ended recently, and many of the realizations in the poem ring true. Well done.
This is really a compelling poem and I might add, relatable. Well done.
It is difficult to express such feelings in poetry but you have done just that so well. Fluid, passionate expression of coming into one's own...What a blessing that can be.
Angels are on the way to you this morning ps
Exactly. Tell it like it is, grieve, and then move on, all the wiser.
Your words are powerful. I hope the darkness does not overcome the hope for a renewing of spirit.
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