love & loss - a poem

One thing I can say about this year is that

I loved and I lost

I’m the type of person who always tries to love

No matter the cost

But sometimes the love becomes twisted

Like a plant that withers

Obsessive, possessive sides of me

Turn my heart into something that slithers

I wish I could say I learned my lesson

But I’m still well on my way

Bad experiences have me second guessing

If anyone will really stay

But maybe to clean off the overdependence

The glue that makes me stick

To discover my own independence

There’s one puzzle piece left to click

If I want to prove my worth

To them, I need to love myself first

So that’s the end of the story

For now, it’s all guts, no glory

But a new dawn is coming, I can feel it

And it’s up to me to reveal it

The dawn of my own morning glory

So to those who stayed, I love you

And to those I lost, I’m sorry