They looked at each other from across the room,
Exhaustion reeked from their messed up hair.
He quietly walked out to find the broom,
She slouched back, drowning further into the living room couch.
While her mind ran despite how tired it was,
His arms worked hard despite how heavy they felt.
Cleaning the mess never felt tougher,
Neither her sharp mind nor his strong shoulders.
A soft scream escaped his lips,
a sharp piece of something broken cut into his foot.
She was by his side in a few seconds,
Helping him, mothering him, tending to his wound.
Yet the wound was too deep this time,
The words too sharp.
They sat together on the floor and looked around,
9 years, 137 days, 2 hours and 12 minutes.
The promise to cross the ultimate finish line of life together loomed overhead,
Their intertwined fingers finding it hard to keep them together.
She smiled,
He smiled,
Their hearts sighed.
—–xxx——
I wrote this poem in 2019 for a competition but never submitted it because I felt like it wasn’t good enough. 🙈 It isn’t necessarily supposed to be sad, the poem is just about knowing when to give up on things that aren’t working out. Reposting this today since I randomly found this while going through my archives. Hope you like it! ❤️ Happy weekend!
Happy Panda 
Geez how on earth can you think this isn’t good enough? It’s brilliant!
LikeLike
Phenomenal. The way you described it, I could see it all happening in front of me
LikeLiked by 2 people
Beautiful🌺
LikeLike
I loved the theme of the poem!! 👌🏻👌🏻 It’s nice
LikeLike
Wow, rbjs was lovely 😍, why the hell did you not submit it!? The imagery is just whoa!!!!
Also, just to confirm, they are both on the verge of death at the end, right? Like I don’t want to have interpreted it wrong 😬
LikeLiked by 2 people
I meant this was lovely, not rbjs 😂. Typos 😅
LikeLike
It’s fantastic 🙌
LikeLike
So emotional, I felt it. Thank you for sharing 💔💔💔
LikeLike
It’s a beautiful poem, I’m glad you decided to share it 🙂
LikeLike
This is so emotional and true for many relationships ❤❤❤
Sometimes love is not enough 💔
Beautifully written 👏 ❤
LikeLike
I loved this!!🥺❣️
LikeLiked by 1 person
Aww, thank you ❤
LikeLike
You’re welcome 🥰
LikeLike
I think you were going to win the competition. You’ve always been good with words
LikeLiked by 1 person
Awww, thank you so much, love! ❤
LikeLike
You are welcome🥰🥰🥰
LikeLike
How beautifully you have penned down the emotions in every line!
And who says this is not good enough, it’s way too amazing <3. Do share them often.
LikeLiked by 1 person
You should have definitely submitted it. It’s great! Sometimes, we can be our worst critics!
LikeLike
I think you should have submitted it. But at least you let this beautiful piece see the light now! Beautiful poem dear ♥♥
LikeLike
This poem is do deep and true! I absolutely loved it 🙂
LikeLike
You may like it Moksha :https://www.whizsky.com/2018/10/15-best-lifestyle-bloggers-and-their-how-tos-on-fashion-lifestyle/
LikeLike
love like that
is fiction
to a man
whose diction
is too unreal
not real
nor how i feel quite often!
LikeLike
it’s beautiful ♥️
LikeLike
I think about this sometimes. When is it okay to give up and when do we have to keep pushing?
LikeLiked by 1 person
Me too. Especially when I’m struggling with something. I was thinking about this from a business context the other day – how do businesses decide to shut shop? I mean how do they decide that they can’t push it along anymore?
LikeLike
Same! I learn about some of the finest restaurants that were broke for seven years until they got a breakthrough. Wow.
LikeLike
The gist of healing & being happy!
Great poetry!
LikeLike