LOVE WON'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE

LOVE WON’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE

I gave you all my trust and love 

You had it from the start

I thought I knew all I needed to

And that you’d protect my heart

I can’t believe I failed yet again

This is my biggest regret

How could I not have seen through you

At that point, we'd not yet met

But when our hands fit together perfectly

Mine wrapped in yours, just like a glove

I knew that all my doubts were wrong 

And that this was true love

I pushed aside the warnings 

And the few bright red and neon flags

I kept it in the back of my mind

Like that voice that always nags

And later on that little voice 

Would try to talk to me in bed

I’d shake it off, laugh to myself

And block out all she said

At 49 I still want to think

Love is real, and not a myth

You don’t know, until you bare love's scars

From all that you’ve dealt with

I don’t know if I have any pieces of my heart left

After losing so damn much

I no longer care if I’m all alone

Or ever feel another person’s touch

How I ever burned for you 

Or felt any desire

You doused the flames long ago

And put out any fire

To think I thought you were sexy, 

Suave and debonair

When all you do is fart and scratch,

With no concern for who is standing there

And mentally I’ve been gone two years 

Although physically I’ve stayed

The only reason I've stuck around 

Was for the contributions that I’ve made

But I can’t take this fake life I have 

I have nothing left to give

I’ve already worked out all the anger that I felt

And have forgave all I could forgive

So you just wait, while you deeply sleep

I’m heading forever out that door

This is the last you'll see of me

The last time I'll ever do a chore

I started planning this two years back

That's what all my money was saved up for

I'm off to begin my whole, new life

My love won’t live here anymore

Original Poetry Written By:

Eryn Dunbar

Copyright (c) January 2025