By KindredSpirit
Date: 2013 Oct 17
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You Didn't Listen

You didn’t listen...
to the whispered hints
falling from the thoughts
that I dared not think…
as you did not read the poetic lines of discontent

just as I did not comprehend the disillusion,
slowly seeping into me
from the needs
that could not be fulfilled

because there was never enough of you
left over
to share with me
as I needed to have you shared

my needs were an empty cup
filled with a dissatisfaction
that I dared not speak of...
nor could I reach for the comfort needed
to sooth my fears when I reached the end of my day
or awaked alone
in the dark
as the terrors of my mind dragged me from my sleep
I needed the reassurance
........of someone to hold close and tight
to soothe the  ache in my soul

I needed more…….

as I watched us slowly unravel and slip apart
into these envisioned cracks
of my discontent
I could not find the answers that I was seeking
frustration drew  me to the limit
I saw the flaw in my dream
and knew it was time to go

I took my complaints
... my insecurities
and damaged ego
wrapped myself in the cloak of the darkness of their failure
and hid  behind this imaginary wall.... of invulnerability
where I could not be touched or rebuked
....and I was still alone

so don’t tell me I was wrong to protest
for loneliness was the weight of the dreams
that I was so desperate to shed