10/22/18
It is wanting you like I do
That reveals my greatest weaknesses.
Underneath the strength
And determination
And tenacity
Is still that scared little girl
Who, despite her bravado, is
Convinced you’re going to leave
For no reason at all…
And she’ll be powerless to stop you.
Just like all the others.
12/20/2017
Oh, darling
You can’t fool me long.
No one senses your vibe better
Than a woman who knows
What it feels like
To be cherished by you.
-Sarah Clinton
10/12/18
You danced with me
in the kitchen
And your eyes
devoured me
As eagerly as we did our dinner.
But oh, the desserts to be found
In the bedroom…
-Sarah Clinton
10/19/18
Memories of your lips on mine
Turn even the most mundane moments
Right back into a wonderland.
-Sarah Clinton
10/18/18
We’re quite the pair,
You and I.
You with your pain
And me with my high walls,
Yet neither seem to matter
When we’re together.
July 5, 2018
What a puzzle it is,
The rarity of strength
You claim to be forged by fire
Yet shrink from the smallest of sparks
It is weakness that
Demands submission and subordination,
Fear that you aren’t enough.
Lo and behold,
That’s one of few things you got right.
We both know I’d never choose you
Of my own volition.
10/15/18
Running toward you is like
Throwing my heart into the fire
To rid it of the frostbite from my last.
You always told me I’d get burned.
9/17/18
Cruelty is
The coward’s response to pain.
Be brave.
-Sarah Clinton
9/16/18
The thing about pain this deep
Is that most of your time is spent
Weaving a cocoon to envelope you,
Shield you from concerned eyes while
Your broken body is wracked with sobs.
Alone.
And the rest of it…
Oh, the rest you spend
Thrashing ‘round like a wounded animal,
Locked away,
Unaware of time and space
Or anything but agony.
That’s when you all but beg
The powers that be
To strike you down for your transgressions,
Whether they be borne from malice or
Simply loving too much.
All I ask of you
Is that you not sacrifice my heart
As a peace offering
To keep your own misery at bay.
-Sarah Clinton
