Weave away from me
as you sleep with another soul.
Spend your hours where they belong,
save them for the one who makes you whole.

Hold your delicate space in your heart,
but let it never beat for me.
Offer your fragile smile to them,
avert your gaze when I sing quietly.

Clutch them close each night,
while I drown alone in soaking sheets.
Kiss them with your tender lips,
as you hurl my soul against cold walls.

Give them warmth without restraint,
while I rot in an abandoned cradle.
Tell them they are safe with you,
as you leave my skin in ruins, unstable.

Through all the changing seasons,
I cannot help but confess—
I love you still,
though in your cruelest games you handled me best.

So hide from me again and again,
pretend my eyes don’t pierce your fence.
But I… I don’t know how to quit,
for I’ve already placed that ring—
to stay,
even if it splits.