Naive
July 3rd, 2023
I mourn not for what we had,
I mourn for a future lost.
A foundation laid of promises,
Promises that now seem so easily broken.
I cry not for this loneliness,
I cry for the absence of you.
You not only filled this void in my soul,
but showed me how to fill it for myself.
I hurt not for my loss,
I hurt for our loss.
I feel not only my pain,
but also the pain you chose to hide away.
I hope not for you to return,
I hope to meet you for the first time again.
For when you see me again,
I will be a different person because of you.
I guard my heart not out of fear,
I guard my heart not out of anger
I guard my heart because I gave my word,
My heart is not mine, it’s yours.
I wait not out of foolishness,
I wait out of my devotion.
Good things come to those who wait,
I would wait a thousand lifetimes for you.
I love you for the things you do
I love you for the ways you make me smile
Even as I shed these tears for you
I love you.
