Writing Prompt

It's better to have loved and lost,

than to never have loved at all.

I'm sorry that things turned out this way,

I never meant to break your heart.

Despite the happiness I once felt,

And the love that you have shown,

There are things that I have tried to fix,

But Im not sure this is my home.

The things we need just aren't the same,

But I'm grateful for all we are.

Please know that I still care fo...

She was like the sun in my sky,

Constantly lightening up my day just with her presence.

She was perfect.

Being with her felt like being a god,

I had the world at my fingertips.

I loved her everyday with all I could offer,

It may not have been much but it was all I had.

She will forever be the best chapter in my long and complicated life.

That’s why I told her as we parted,

“It’s better to have...

He is my best friend always will be

I did nothing wrong, honest

thick as thieves We were all each other ever had

Never made anyone do anything they didn’t want to do

Can’t match the boy I knew with the things he’s done

Nothing’s wrong with taking gifts

debit cards to dating apps he slid deep into the grift

Is it so bad to tell stories?

To be special is all he ever wanted

Made them feel special...

I’d rather not, I think, experience life’s pain

But then, my friend, what would you gain

The gain, my dear, is preserving my heart

But no, my love, that isn’t very smart

To live without love means emotions run cold

Yes, exactly, living fearless and bold

Who needs the fleeting feeling of love

Living without it, raise quickly above

But years fly by and love is lost

No one now to laugh and toss

Lon...

J’ai encore ton collier,

j’ai gardé une trace de toi,

un signe que tu étais là,

une preuve que tu as existé.

On me demande si je regrette,

d’être resté malgré tout,

comme si tu n’avais jamais été doux.

Je refuse de voir notre amour comme une perte.

On s’est aimé à s’en détruire,

notre amour nous a brûlé,

notre amour nous a blessé,

On s’aimait à en mourir.

Mais on s’aimait,

d’un amour qu’on ne r...

Today I am grateful

I can have no regrets

I was never innocent

I have a special kind of life now.

I am trying figure out what it means

God was trying to save me

He closed doors I couldn’t

He knew I wouldn’t

I am thankful for God letting me see him

Getting know him love him

I learn a lot from him

Everyone says you are so smart

But that is from all them years

Of listening to him

I am glad I...

Hands brushing hands

One ecosystem of bacterium fusing with the other

Temperatures morphing and matching

Until two strangers are no longer unfamiliar

(It was just a hand touch, nothing more)

Eyes blazing, buttes burning

Finding one another in a busy room

Soundless words traverse and exchange

An entire conversation with closed lips

(You over romanticize everything, it’s not that deep)

I...

Without you I was alone, with you I found my home

Without you I was thriving, better off on my own

But through you I found love

I love myself more than you

With you I found myself

I guess I never loved the real you

I feel more alive like I’ve finally left my cocoon

Life is so different now you’ve joined the pink white and blue

I guess it’s better to have loved and lost so I know how...

But I learned so much

Next time google it

No one has the Midas touch

Especially in a snake pit

I wanted to help them heal

Instead they made you sick

It’s not that big a deal

The devils biggest trick

Yes the enemy was at play

He wasn’t completely to blame

Alright! I’m not going to stay

And still they feel no shame

Who is they? Not my colleagues?

No it was never their fault

I’m reall...

Honestly, it’s such a cliche. Who’s going to believe such bull-

-Should I be plugging my ears for this?

Isn’t that what you do whenever I’m talking?

A PAUSE.

Can we start again?

ANOTHER PAUSE.

Okay, alright, I’m sorry. I just get al riled up whenever people start sprouting all this loves saves the day sh-

-It bothers you that much?

Doesn’t it bother you?

A PAUSE.

Actually, I think it’...