The Flame I keep telling him to leave To go to the others who pine for him Not having a clue who he is — And they never will. He has thrashed and tried to stay away But returned only to Now speak of extending his hand On two of his blogs; But even a moth knows The dancing flame Seeks only to destroy it For sport. ✨ © H-He (2017) #poem #TheFlame #RawWrite #Love #EmotionalTorture

Drained What do you do when hope is lost? When you waited with baited breath For redemption to alight in the darkness When you toiled and suffered, always alone, Believing that the goodness you gave Would find its way back to you? What do you do when you cannot bear Yet another loss, yet another deception When secrets and deception Destroyed your #life? ✨ What do you do when the people In your #life Who were closest to you Lied, deceived, and humiliated you Exploiting your trust? When you have spent a #lifetime alone Being the true and happy warrior? ✨ What do you do when the one Who loved you most Only loved you in secret While lying to his public lovers And everyone else About his need to know everything you do Every night and day and About everyone to whom you spoke? When he stopped at nothing to know Every detail of your #life? ✨ What do you do when he is the only one Who stayed While everyone else you ever loved Left? What do you do when you haven’t been Truly loved By a soul In over a decade? How do you not lose Hope Faith and Trust? ✨ © H-He (2017) #poem #heartbroken #love #RawWrite 

Where I End Can someone tell me How I can destroy The outgrowth of my heart That made my first lover, My confidante and best friend For another decade, Without destroying Myself? ✨ © H-He (2017) #poem #heartbroken #RawWrite #EmotionalTorture #love #identity

The Sun Always Rises Oh how dark is the night When you’re all alone; I grabbed my heart in fright It was broken heart syndrome The price I paid for others’ freedom From problems in which I drowned But what they say is true — There is always light in the morn. © H-He (2017) #poem #redemption #BrokenHeart #HeartBroken #loss #LearningLiveAgain

Forevermore It’s ironic how You project strength and stability When your emotions are so erratic While I seem weak and insecure But my heart’s steady as the Rock of Gibraltar. Chase your fairies, silly; I’ll stand firm here Far, far away from you. ✨ © H-He (2017) #poem #poetry #goodbye #love #strength