Stitches Over Time

Melissa R. Mendelson
I'll never be able to say,
"I'm sorry."
Did I love you?
Maybe, if I didn't break your heart,
I would have,
but I was already broken.
I was lost in pain.
You tried to give me
what I always wanted,
and I tore it apart,
threw it aside.
And I ripped out your heart.
I look back on all those men
that promised to save me,
but I broke them down,
cruel and bitter,
leftovers from the monsters
that tore me down.
And when the white knights
finally rode away,
I was left to myself,
leaving the door open
for the wrong men
to take me
and break me,
and love was nothing more
than a dream.
Now, I'm looking back.
I'm looking back at you,
and I'll never get the chance
to say,
"I'm sorry."
But I will always be sorry
for the wrong I have done,
for the wrong I have done
to you.
Time can't heal my wounds,
but no more do I let
the monsters waltz in.
I'm looking for love
but not in the wrong places,
and if love returns to me,
no more will I destroy
what I have always dreamed.
Instead, I will let it take
hold of my heart,
heal my wounds,
and let me live again.

Published by Melissa R. Mendelson

Newspaper Reporter for Long Island's Smithtown Messenger Newspaper and its sub-issues, The Brookhaven Review, The Ronkonkoma Review, and Medford News; Freelance Writer for Hudson Valley's Photo News; Movie a...  View profile

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