You were a lesson
One I had to learn
The unkindness in you
A punishment
For my crimes
You were a lie
I had to strip
To get to the truth
A reminder
We aren't what we seem
You were a moment
I had to live
That love
A sweet sentence
I needed to read
You were not forever
That was the truth
And I needed
You
To see the kindness in him
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Contention
PoésiePoetry based on prompts from Instagram (J.R. Rogue and Kat Savage) about The War In Us. In love and heartbreak, we find that we are at war. It is a war with who we are, who we will be, and with what we do in response. In this war sometimes we win, a...