Submissions by yourpurplerose

The day we met was the moment the ducks aligned on the water
A setting sun in the background, hues of blue and purple faded now
I didn't know that my heart would fall and drown in a crazy wreckage
 
The image of tomorrow has a faint shadow of you beside me in my head
I know that you will not be there with me as I move forward in the future
Devastating as that sounds, there is no path unless I love myself before you
 
Before it was so easy to find my way because I flowed like a boat trapped on currents
I did not fight it nor did I release...

For when I had you in my span of motion, my present felt like a thousand new neurons popping every moment
Excitement in my belly welling up to every nerve ending bringing all of my emotions into the physical
For having you in my felt like a thousand bombs could explode corroding the very being of existence...
That we could be okay under all circumstances that holding tightly to the love we shared would win all

Pulling away from me felt like a time bomb ticking ready to tear my entire being into large jagged parts
The anxiety thinking everything was fine because...

Standing alone in the empty forrest of life, I need only to love myself.
Bringing forth the knowledge of my own heart to survive and navigate.
Life has become easier as I feel freedom breach my soul with such ease.
I create my own path into the unknown and grow comfort in the darkness.

Breathing the fresh air as the cold settles into my lungs one moment at a time.
The sun also rises to warm my skin in the morn for I am grateful to exist.
It is peaceful here within the self loving cocoon that is now my entire being.
All of my needs are met while I...