Loss

If I have to change who I am
Am I still the person you love?
That loves you in return?
What rivers, valleys, mountains
Even worlds and galaxies,
I wouldn't cross to be with you.
__________
But to change my soul,
My heart,
My mind?
These are the things that make me. These make me WHO I am
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But you are a part of me too.
If you ask me to choose,
No matter what I do,
I lose.
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Heartbroken already,
I cry,
As I contemplate,
My loss.

Why

Why

Why do you go where I cannot follow?

This path is not one I trod lightly

I promised to go where you lead

But the behavior you choose is quite unsightly

I feel lied to remembering the things you said

Time will pass people will forget

I’m an elephant though, I never will

The scars you’ve left will heal so slowly

It’s amazing how raw a cut can feel

Reduce me to feeling so incredibly lowly

Mayhap one day I’ll smile and laugh

Remembering a look or a glance or a grin

Right now the scars are too fresh, too raw

To notice anything ready to begin

I must wait for my heart to thaw

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INTJ

INTJ

Striding in measured steps

Cold cool calculating

The look in the eyes

That goes right through you

A sarcastic comment

Taken out of context

An offcolor joke

Taken to heart

Hard to reach that heart

Or even know it’s there

A side effect of life

A chemical reaction

We all have them

Just some choose not to flaunt them

Hiding in plain sight

If no one can see it

No one gets hurt

Protection always has a cost

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The Other Path...

Blue so deep it bends toward infinity

Purple so dark it ceases to be

Edge of light creeps towards the horizon

Tomorrow comes with certainty

Crickets begin their nightly chorus

A decide chill fills the air

With rising hopes but shattered spirit

Quiet night fills the solemn forest

Tread wisely here, take your time

It’s a hazardous path you choose

The benefits outweigh the cost

You’re time has come to shine