Things I left Unsaid

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Trigger Warning: content in this piece contains references to addiction

Things I left unsaid

I didn't know what to say as your words travelled down the phone line

My hands became uneasy, started to shake, but I held my breath


I held it until we said the awkward goodbyes and see you in a couple weeks

My legs began to quake, my body was so shook up, I couldn't breathe

I felt it travel up my throat and burst out my mouth, the cry of heartbreak

I knew that you wouldn't like me back, but hearing the words is different

I just want to punch something, anything, scream, cry out

I never thought such simple words could cause such pain

Even one day later, my hands, my legs, my body is left so uneasy

I am literally feeling all there is to feel, I'm even pissed off at him

He warned you about me? What the fuck does that even mean?

How did he know it was you to begin with and why did he say that?

The last thing I wanted was for you to know how I felt, before you knew me

Again, he told my feelings to the person I was gonna one day tell myself

The words that you said to me on that call, they're all that's left up in my head

Every time I think of them, they're like bullets, shooting through me with lead



Days

There are days where I can take it

Where I can pull through this hit

But then come the other days

I can't overcome the waves

The days I wanna see you

One day I wanna kill you

Then I have to hate you

So I don't hate me too

I'm over the love, hurt

Deep under the dirt

Everyday is a new

Different one

But I'm just

Done

Some days I can just forget you

Or at least my feelings for you

And I think I can start anew

But that's just a lie too

Like how I hate you

I don't hate you

For falling

I hate

Me



AA tendencies

I joke about my alcoholic tendencies with my friend

When in reality I'm scared, I use it to help me mend

Sometimes I feel like I'm predisposed to be an addict

I can literally feel it in my blood, veins, body, and I hate it

Addicts, alcoholics, they run straight down my bloodline

And the curse was transferred from their blood into mine


Sometimes I'll think about how I don't wanna feel this pain anymore

And then all I want, I crave, a drink, it runs right down to my core

It's a feeling of not wanting to be in control any longer

But sometimes I think to myself, why can't I be stronger

I can't manage to have a good night without alcohol anymore

Life feels so mundane when I'm sober, and god, I want more!


Life is hard, but worth it

Emotional scars take more to heal

Make it so much harder to deal

Break down the heart and the mind

Leaving all the happiness behind

But we all try the best we can

Like taking a strong stranger's hand

Renewing a broken friendship

Or showing some affection

To someone we want as more

Than just the one night score

Creating the small, joyful moments

In the sun, writing music and poems

Capturing the moments on camera

So we can remember them forever

Reaching for the things we want to

The brightest stars in everything we do

If you have a dream, I want you to go for it

And it will be hard.

Everyday you'll wanna quit

But without it, does life really seem worth it?



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