with all hope and apologies

by e. h. - Libra

Infidelity couldn't fuck us.

remember when we
  found out we were doing
the same thing
         
  to the wrong person
at the same time?

            we found we were
            united even in weakness
            and only honesty and truth
            could pull us through.

             Distance couldn't separate us.

instead we found solace
    in letters and phone lines
and knowing that somehow
    the rain would bring me 
back to you

you know i
still listen
to that tape you
sent me

       turning it up loud
       when you're not home.

             Swords and blood couldn't kill us.

remember when
you knelt there
sane enough for me
to touch your face

             i kissed you then
            whispered i love you
             cursing the blood
                on my hands
              when i drew away

it seems as though
   we have made it through
everything
   that would have caused
weaker lovers
   to separate.

                which makes it
                  so sad now
                  to realize

        how easy it is for the little things  


  to slowly chip away
      exposing the edges
    of long forgotten
   insecurities

                bringing back
                    old vices
                  and methods
                of escape.
Birth sign: Libra
Date created: 2005-07-07 18:50:54
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:46:51
Poem ID: 70811

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