Never Again: A Break-up Poem by the “Keep Your Sorry” Rainbow Reclaimers
July 25, 2011 at 4:17 pm 3 comments
Never again will i
pretend to want something that i don’t want
pretend to be someone i am not
compromise my well being
hide my pain
settle
apologize for what i need
never again
fighting so much
more processing than lovemaking
being unsupported
lying
betraying
moving too fast
giving up my own bliss, my own path
not being “chosen”
never again
sticking around for the puzzle that doesn’t want to be solved
hoping for my partner to stay frozen or locked in place
never again
hungry-starving for affirmation and acceptance
shame about my own dancing
sleeping with my friends or people i work with
never again
will i betray someone or myself
be duplicitous
accept lies and half-truths
be with someone who makes me feel uninteresting
be with someone just out of a very long relationship
be with someone with no self care hobbies
be with someone selfish in sex
never again will i
equate sex with intimacy
say i’m sorry just to make someone feel better
never again will alcohol abuse or emotional abuse be part of my relationships
i will always trust myself and never lie to myself ever
never again will I dull my light to make you feel more comfortable in the dark
never again will i make myself less amazing and desirable so that you can be worthy of me
never again will i let my desire to be right outweigh your desire to be loved for who you are.
-July 24, 2011 Inspiration Station, Durham, NC
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1.
Kymani M. Jade | July 25, 2011 at 6:25 pm
awesomeness.
2.
Lea | July 26, 2011 at 4:50 am
A place to visit
in times of …
doubt,
upheaval,
non-clarity,
confusion,
nascent passions,
search,
loss,
tears,
despair,
mourning,
recovery,
self-affirmation,
self-check,
…
at dawn maybe,
anew.
.
.
.
Lea
3.
carly | July 27, 2011 at 2:06 am
beautiful. resonates deep. and so true!
thank you for sharing the collective wisdom.