his words dripped with agony his voice shaking tears as real and large as rain fell as my heart lay there before him upon the dirty wooden floor it was harsh and cold, his failure and I, unable to forgive him for his frailty could not speak nor cry my eyes cast down against it against him ceased to see him his words, the begging, hoarse pleading pathetic and horrid echoed in my head long after he had fallen silent together and alone, we waited and it built up around us, inside us his utter weakness pulling at what little remained while my own hovered there within me I could not find the words nor the strength so I am, still despising him, and myself silently now with his words and voice inside me unable to forgive unable to forget unable to end it long past the tender moments when leaving would have made sense grateful for the silence afraid of it as well wondering wherever we can go from hereBirth sign: Virgo
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