I'm gone

It's time to be less forgiving.
Time to harden my heart.
I can't ignore the people
who have let me down,
taken me for granted,
and have left me to drown. 

I am the naked nerve,
vulnerable to everyone's touch.
And yet I am too trusting,
I've allowed myself to be hurt.
People see me as a weakling,
someone easy to manipulate.

I can count you all one by one.
The ones who deserted me,
abandoned me when it was tough.
The ones who forgot about me
when I was no longer useful
or when they decided they had enough.

Friendships are no longer secure.
I never actually see it coming,
the moment when things turn.
The most recent severed ties
haunt me like a slow burn,
each wound still fresh in my mind.

If I could work up the courage,
I would ask him why.
Why after being so close together,
after telling me he loved me,
after calling me his best friend,

why would he just abandon me?

Reviews

[Bohrium Guy]

"I can count you all one by one.
The ones who deserted me,
abandoned me when it was tough.
The ones who forgot about me
when I was no longer useful
or when they decided they had enough."

The whole poem really hit home for me. I have been in this so many times. Too trusting and forgiving, society has moved to being cold I feel. Excellent write!

~Rob~

[Hope Gabrielle]

I really love this poem and how raw it truly is. I can't tell you how many times I've experienced a situation like this, and it feels especially current in my life today. It leaves me feeling saddened that this time of situation exists but contented that I'm not alone in a world where so many people take others for granted. Great work!