My heart hurts…
Is this how love is supposed to be?
It’s not the love I’ve read about…
The love of novels, movies, and poetry
I thought love made you happy…
Brought you joy and delight
Kept you feeling strong and secure
Warmed you within its light
What I feel is… loneliness
I feel so… incomplete
I doubt myself and I doubt you
This isn’t the way love’s supposed to be
How did I get to this point?
Why do I continue to stay?
What in God’s name do I gain from this?
Why can’t I walk away?
I once was strong and confident
But love has made me weak
Its holds my heart prisoner
Not allowing me to leave
My mind keeps yelling “Run away”
But my body refuses to obey…
My heart is bound as if by chains
Forcing… me to stay
How do I break free from this love affair?
How do I… walk away?
Leave guilt, despair, and loneliness behind
Please send the answers; I pray
Give me back my life again
Take these chains that bind my heart
Love this painful can’t be real
Let true love’s healing start
Written by TaVona Salaz Treadwell