"It Is A Difficult Thing"

By Dex

How could I not be angry
you said you loved me
you said you loved me
you said you loved me
You said as I gave up
you said you loved me
you are gone
You have always been gone
you said you loved me
you are finally still
You said you loved me
you spoke out of convenience
It is convenient to love a wife
unmoving now that you have
your boxes checked
Except for the wife
you said you loved me
I am unchecking a box for you
you said you loved me
I am unstill
Unmarried
Unmormon
you said you loved me
where the fuck did you go
you said you loved me
The world is ending
You say it is a difficult thing
You said

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Dex is a poet and former USMC Military Police Officer. You can follow her here.

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