11/13/18
Baby when you go
silent…
I have no idea if we’re
here nor there,
Up nor down,
Or whether you’re moving
All those different directions
With her instead
-Sarah Clinton
Tag: Heartbreak
Not Even Close
11/14/18
When I think of you,
What I miss most
Is laughing in bed,
Sitting atop your waist,
Hands on your chest,
Hair falling in a curtain
And tickling your face.
We giggled our lives away
As if we still had an eternity
Together.
-Sarah Clinton
Self-Harm
11/6/18
Why do I still fucking
Fantasize about you
When I know
You’re about to tear me apart?
Maybe I’m a masochist.
But maybe I should have
Made that connection when
You clasped a hand
‘Round my throat
On our first date,
Before you even kissed me,
And my knees were
Weaker than I ever cared admit,
Even to you.
Caution: Shattering in Progress
11/9
Tell me, love
Just so I know
How many pieces
Do you plan
To shatter
My heart into?
-Sarah Clinton
Reading Between The Lines
11/12
Every time you woke up
And murmured, “I missed you,”
I knew that was code for
An “I love you”
That you feared would
Tear your heart in two
If you allowed the words
To escape those beautiful lips
That enthrall me
Every time you speak.
-Sarah Clinton
Your Lover, Not Your Savior
11/11
Oh, love,
Don’t get this confused.
I’ve never sought
To rescue you.
All I ask
Is that you permit me
To be by your side
As you save yourself.
-Sarah Clinton
Time’s Up, and All Too Soon
11/6
Good God,
Is it really, truly
Time
To start thinking
Of letting you go?
-Sarah Clinton
Ironic
11/3/18
It is ironic that
I helped pick you up,
Returned you to your feet again,
Only for you to walk away
Toward her.
And her.
And her.
-Sarah Clinton
A Thousand Ways
10/29/18
There are a thousand ways
For me to tell you
I love you.
I simply choose those deemed
Least likely
To reopen the
Gaping, jagged wounds
From your past.
-Sarah Clinton
Love as Breath
10/28/18
You’ve begged me not to love you
But darling,
You may as well
Have asked me
Not to breathe.
-Sarah Clinton