And for the first time in a long time, I felt free. Free from unkept-secrets and broken-made promises. Free from hand-me-down love and recycled effort. For the first time in a long time, I felt at ease with myself; by myself; without you.
Tag: loving
to love and be loved.
I gave a part of my life to you and in exchange, you gave me part of yours. And I savored every second, minute, and hour of it knowing one day I'd no longer be able to give you the life you were always meant to live. And that's the thing about love, you can … Continue reading to love and be loved.
intolerant.
I told him I would wait for him but by the time he came back, I had stopped waiting; when he asked me why, I said, “Because if you need time and space from someone you think you love, then you simply do not love them."
i asked Him.
I asked God to give me a sign. And He told me to look not at your past but instead at mine. At how the kind of person I was then is not who I am now, That over time the person inside me changed in ways I began to allow. And He said it … Continue reading i asked Him.
1:07 am
I shouldn’t be up this late, but I need you. I need your eyes; I need to know what they see. I need to know whether you see a future without me. I know you need space, So I’m keeping my distance, But the feeling that we’re breaking, Has come into existence. I can't help … Continue reading 1:07 am
see you on the other side.
Distance does no such thing as weaken the heart, because I love you more than the amount of miles that keep us apart.
contaminated love.
“What are you so afraid of?” he asked me. “I’m afraid of myself. Of not knowing what I’m feeling.” “What do you mean by that?” "I could either be in love and not know it; leave you for it and realize later I made a mistake.” “Or?” “Think I’m in love and not … Continue reading contaminated love.
in search of a remedy.
I find myself gasping for air over feelings I cannot control. Tears stream down my face; I wipe them away so they leave no trace, but I cannot replace my sadness with a smile. For the pain I feel is just too vile. We are on opposite ends of the states and cling to two … Continue reading in search of a remedy.
to my best friend.
And before I knew it, I loved you. I loved you because you had filled in all my empty spaces, helped me out of my awkward stages, and gave me a life I never would’ve lived otherwise. I loved you because you refused to tell me lies, helped me with the guys, and never said … Continue reading to my best friend.
B.K Laurel 