Love Poem: Over
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Written by: Ashli Jones

Over

Tomorrow I will see you
It will be the first time
Since I left
I envision you walking in the house
My heart stopping
Everyone else in the room disappearing
You speaking
And the only thing I am able to do is stare
The memories start playing
Blurring my vision
I feel myself getting caught up in the way things use to be
Conveniently forgetting the ways things have to be
I see you reaching out for me
I see me leaning into the familiar 
Embracing you with the hope
I never have to leave your arms again
Never leave your side
But then my mind plays back to the night
You said the words that broke my heart
Played to the morning I found the evidence
That destroyed my faith in you
The morning that I forced my feet to move
My eyes not to look back
And I freeze
I remove myself from your arms
The ones that not so long ago felt so safe
I look in your eyes
The eyes that show little regret
I remember how you tossed me aside so carelessly
Time and time again
I remember how tired I was of you making love to me and disappearing suddenly
I remember you pacifying me 
With promises you never meant to keep
Recall the fact you let me go without a fight
Without any indication that you ever really cared at all
The images leave
Reality returns
And I smile
Because everything is exactly the way it is supposed to be
Over