THE EXIT WOUND

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The Exit Wound

I’m falling to pieces
I’m standing here broken
Where I want to fix us
You think that I’m joking

I beg you to see me
To meet me halfway
But instead you walk past
Like there’s nothing to say

You voice that I’m needy
While rolling your eyes
You don’t see the truth
Just your version of lies

I try to reach out
But you turn and deflect
And I’m left with this silence
That feels like neglect

I’m tired of aching
I’m done feeling small
Of loving someone
Who gives nothing at all

I begged you to fight
But instead you let go
Now I finally see
What I needed to know

This isn’t love
It’s a cycle of pain
And staying with you
Would drive me insane

So I’ll pack up my pieces
And carry them home
I may walk away broken
But won’t mindlessly roam

Because healing begins
When the hurting can end
So that love that I gave you
I now choose to rescind

Original Poetry Written By
Eryn Dunbar
Copyright (c) 8.21.2025

Comments

camp1955 said…

Powerful, raw breakup pome. The rhyme flows naturally, building from desperate pleading to hard-won clarity and self-rescue. Vivid emotional progression, pain, rejection, realization and release lands with quiet strength in the final stanza. “Rescind” is a perfect, cutting close. Strong, honest pome.
January 14, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Brandon said…
I felt it while reading. Great work.
January 14, 2026 at 11:47 AM
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