I believed A Poem | A Poem | Melissa Grant

Jacana Books
Sep 2, 2018 · 1 min read

Who could have thought

That after so many years

My heart would be freed

From you?

I still call your name

Every morning

You hypnotised me

You kept me waiting

For what you could

Not give me.

I chose to wait.

I chose to wait

It didnt make sense

I waited

Against all odds

For you.

You never saw me

You never came through

I am free now.

I think I am free now

To love again

To breathe again

To search again

Never again would I measure

My future by my past.

I thought it was love

It made my blood rush

It made me sick

It took me to the highest heavens

It enslaved me

It took me to places

I don’t want to return to that place

Where you ruled

My every waking moment

You broke my heart

It hurt so much

I believed a lie

You sold me a lie

It was obvious to all

Except me

Nah, it wont happen again

Dusting off my shoulders

I move on.

To hope

To new dreams

To a fresh start

To a new life

To love

To the promise of tomorrow.

I am glad it is over

My future is worth more

Than you can ever offer

I believed a lie

I can see through

It.

Now.

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