Tag Archives: moving on

Out of the Frames

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FINALLY, this weekend I took the photos of you/us out of the frames and burned them in the fireplace. The books and clothes you left are boxed up for charity to pick up. I put up or gave away everything that reminds me of you. Now maybe I can let go of you;  FINALLY! C.G.

We have to allow ourselves to be loved
by the people who really love us,
the people who really matter.
Too much of the time,
we are blinded by our own pursuits of people
to love us, people that don’t even matter,
while all that time we waste and the people who do love us
have to stand on the sidewalk and watch us beg in the streets!
It’s time to put an end to this. It’s time for us to let ourselves be loved.
 C. Joybell C.

A Pretty Girl

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Whenever we entered a room you did your best to make sure every man looked at you. I should have known how you dressed and acted meant you’d never be faithful to me. Love is blind and sometimes we love what is bad for us even when we know it.  E.A.

A pretty girl
is nothing
if she has
an ugly heart.
Unknown

I Thought Never

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 Misunderstand me (often). Mistrust me. (why?). Beg for forgiveness. (frequently). Abuse me (you’re guilty!). Apologize (all the time). Take me for granted (regularly). Shower me with affection (seldom). Cheat on me (YES!) Hurt me (you have… BADLY). Goodbye!  L.E.

My heart is sunk and moist is eye,
As nothing is more painful than the last good-bye.
These two words would change my life forever,
As a life without you, I thought never.
From “The Last Goodbye” by Dinesh K.

Sky Without Stars

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I’ve recovered from a lot of pain before, but I can’t seem to get over you. Pretending I don’t love you hasn’t worked. Putting all physical memories of us in a box & leaving it at a friend’s house didn’t help. Most of me is still with you where ever you are. Please come back.  E.B.

The sky without stars:
like sleep without dreams
like song without music
like rose without smell
like face without smile
like ME without YOU!
Unknown

A Difficult Gift to Find

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We moved too fast! Our haste created a firebreak where all possibility of love was burned out in blaze of passion. How unwise it was to allow our friendship to join the list of lovers we’ve known!  Lovers are common and easy to locate. A true friend is rare; a difficult gift to find. J.R.

If  little by little you stop loving me
I shall stop loving you
Little by little.
If suddenly you forget me
Do not look for me
For I shall already have forgotten you.
From “If You Forget Me” by Pablo Neruda

Like I Once Did

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When you said you loved me, I didn’t realize it came with the disclaimer “unless my ex wants to get back together”. She’ll break your heart & is just using you. When she throws you aside, I won’t be waiting for you with open arms. I could never trust you again like I once did. D.K.

You left me Boundaries of Pain,
Capacious as the Sea,
Between Eternity and Time,
Your Consciousness and me.
From “You Left Me” by Emily Dickinson

In Great Reverence

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Thoughts of you don’t fill my mind constantly anymore, but I still think of you often. I wonder what you’re doing, how you are and if you’re happy. In spite of how things ended up between us you’re forever special to me. I’ll always hold what we shared in great reverence. J.W.

If years from now I see you somewhere,
I will look at you and smile.
I will remember all the good times
we had together.
Unknown

Wanting to Be Lost Again

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I have loved profoundly and been loved deeply a few times in my life. But you, and only you, are the one I loved most.  I still dream about you. Frequently I wake up in the morning with thoughts of “us”. Usually I’m happy for what was, but sometimes I am sad for what I lost. K.M.

Within you I lose myself…
Without you I find myself
Wanting to be lost again.
Author Unknown

I Was Too Late

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The truth hurts, so I lied. “I think we need a break. I love you but just need some space. We’ll be back together soon.” I thought that was the best way of letting you down easy. Months passed. I never called. Then realizing my mistake and calling, I found out I was too late. R.B.

So many times I thought of that day,
When you held my hand
And I walked away.
The pain in your eyes burned through me then
When I close my eyes now, I see it again.
A love so young, so unbridled and raw
Being trapped and confused was all that I saw.
How could I know what I feel today
When I closed the door on your heart
And walked away?
Taken from “Is It Too Late?” by Lara Gerard

Slipped Through My Fingers

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How long does heartbreak last? I let the love of my life slip through my fingers. It’s been two years since I broke up you, the woman I loved dearly. I thought things might be better with my Ex., but I was so wrong.  You’ve moved on and don’t trust or want me anymore. D.G.

Have you seen my smile
because the last time I wore it
was when I was with you.
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