When I asked for advice they said:
“Stuck between two, who would you choose? The one that you love? Or the one that loves you?”
And I chose to break the heart of the one who loved me, to stay near the one I love.
But he too was faced with this decision, and he too chose the one he loves.
And now here I am
Alone &
Broken-hearted

You still wonder,
what time I get home,
who I was with,
what I was doing.

You ask these questions,
like you're still my partner,
my lover,
my one and only.

Yet you are no longer entitled to.
You made the choice,
to let me go,
to betray me,
to let me down.

I made the mistake.
By sharing,
my night adventures,
late shenanigans.

I succumbed to answer to you.
Because I know you worry.
I know you care.

It comes off as a judgment now,
a scolding,
a lecture.

There is no "us" anymore.
Time to keep my lips sealed,
shut in time,
lock and keyed.

You fly freely
With no rules
Your wings out like flags
On a windy day
Seeing sights along the way
How does it feel
To have a taste of what’s real