emc poetry

I didn’t love you anymore

the second the arms

I once felt whole in

began to suffocate my soul

I didn’t love you anymore

when my body told me

that your touch burned

and wasn’t safe anymore

I didn’t love you anymore

when I was drowning

and you weren’t the life boat

you promised me you would be

I didn’t love you anymore

the minute I felt like your trophy

not your partner

just on parade

I don’t love you anymore

I love the cracks you left behind

because now they’re sprouting flowers

with the seeds I planted

in colossal grief

-emc