Stanzas: Monthly Chapbooks August 2015 (Collaboration) | Page 22

Chipped
Fiona Grimes
Dipped in regret
Blighted by misunderstandings
And Untruths.
I fell because that’s what I was
Supposed to do,
At least in your eyes.
You feel, just not where needed.
Not enough at least,
Not enough to fight,
Not enough at all.
Secrets kept
Behind walls
Of spite and deceit.
Torn because of misuse
Torn because of mistrust.
Fragmented.
Disjointed.
Chipped.
At least I don’t deflect,
Reflect,
And impose neglect
On those I love.
So keep the memories you stole.
I don’t need them.
I’ll regrow and renew
But the piece you took,
Will decay.
And smugness will fade.
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