poem: You Already Know

[tigriswolf]

Title: You Already Know
Written December 12, 2015




You wrote me a poem
I skipped from word to word
Looking for the apology
It wasn’t there
But you already know that
.
You painted me a portrait
Of everything you’re looking for
It was beautiful
But I looked at it and didn’t see
Any part of me
You already know that, of course
.
You serenaded me with your favorite song
The one I told you reminded me of days I want to forget
Of things that happened
Before we ever met
I listened and it hurt
And you already know that
.
I think I have known all along
But I tried so hard to pretend
That the thought hadn’t occurred even once
You want perfection
Maybe I did, too
But perfection doesn’t exist
And if it did
I still wouldn’t perfect for you
Any more than you could be perfect for me
.
You wrote me a poem
Here is mine to you
You painted me a portrait
And sang me a song
I can only scribble a bit
But this me screaming out the truth
I’m not enough for you
And I deserve better than you
It’s taken me this long to understand
It’s taken me this long to find the strength
So here are the words
The last thing I’ll ever say to you
.
You’ve taken enough of me
This is me taking it all back
I’ll leave you your poem and your portrait
I’ll try to forget that song
Along with all the things I’ve forgotten
From my life before you
I promise I won’t pine
I’ll do my best to not miss you
.
This is goodbye
I suppose you already know that