the weight of us is so heavy.
we chain ourselves to cement blocks--
they are the promises we make.
i jumped into the ocean
for you when i could not swim--
but you did not follow.
my lungs are flooded
with all the words i never said to you--
i never said i needed you to keep me afloat.
and now i am drowning
because of my own stupidity--
my mother always warned me of this.
the weight of us is so heavy,
but only to me--
for you, it does not exist.
because to you,
i am nothing--
just a girl at the bottom of the ocean.
YOU ARE READING
the boys i've loved and the end of the world
Poetryfor the ones who used to love me, the ones who broke my heart, and the one who loves me now. and for you. for all of you. ~ catarine hancock's debut poetry collection. covering topics like love, heartbreak, feminism, growth, and more, these select...
