Running Away
~a poem~
I set you up
and I’ll admit it
I couldn’t take
another minute
in your presence
with so much darkness
deep within my soul
and so I sent you
far away
across the country
right by the sea
and every day
I hoped and prayed
that you would always
stay away
I didn’t want to
touch your body
not even once
I couldn’t do it
that dreadful day
when you announced
that you were coming back
something snapped
inside my brain and heart
my head tilted in
the oddest way
as I drove home
on Christmas day
and so I had
to make a plan
I’d leave the house
I called my own
I’d disappear
without a sound
and that’s just
what I did
I ran
Until next time, stay safe, and be blessed!