Why do I still love you? Why do I love you? Is what I ask myself all the time It makes no sense in my head at…
I did not speak for you today. Could not. would not. I held your loved ones tight. Let my tears mingle.…
To someone retired, can you end with happy holidays? Remember, they have assured you they are thoroughly enjoying…
NOBODY LOVES ME I MUST SAY GOODBY NO ONE ANSWERS MY POST NOT EVEN THE GHOST NOBODY LOVES ME I MUST GO AWAY BUT…
SO SAY THAT I SHOULD MARRY. I SAY ITS WAY TO LATE. SOME SAY I NEED A WARM WOMEN TO KEEP SAFE AT NIGHT. I LAY ALONE…
I will hold your hair back when you vomit Hand you tissues when you cry I—ll laugh with you and share your grief…
It doesn't interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for, and if you dare to dream of meeting…
Don't you ever think That when you are away I do not have you in my mind Cradled in my hands Beating with my…
What causes an honest man to tell a bold face lie? What causes a heartless killer to sit in a 6x9 cement confine…
I slip a white hand reverently over the calm glass of the water Palm out my fingers gently stroke the surface,…
—you are a horse running alone
and he tries to tame you
compares you to an impossible highway
to a burning house
says you are blinding him
that he could never leave you
forget you
want anything but you
you dizzy him, you are unbearable
every woman before or after you
is doused in your name
you fill his mouth
his teeth ache with memory of taste
his body just a long shadow seeking yours
but you are always too intense
frightening in the way you want him
unashamed and sacrificial
he tells you that no man can live up to the one who
lives in your head
and you tried to change didn't you?
closed your mouth more
tried to be softer
prettier
less volatile, less awake
but even when sleeping you could feel
him travelling away from you in his dreams
so what did you want to do love
split his head open?
you can't make homes out of human beings
someone should have already told you that
and if he wants to leave
then let him leave
you are terrifying
and strange and beautiful
something not everyone knows how to love.??
Warsan Shire