Temperance …
Temperance …
More
I had hoped for
more,
I had dreamt of
more,
I had been promised
more,
I had planned for
more.
Alas, more,
merely a word,
intangible and
immeasurable.
© 2012 katie cullen
Once Upon a Time
There was a time,
I admired you,
before I knew,
the better, the
world, and the truths,
contained in the
cracks of your lies.
There was a time
when I loved you,
before I knew,
my heart’s limits,
my true value,
and my value
in your life plan.
There was a time
I trusted you,
before I knew,
the piercing pain,
the savage scars,
some visible,
while most unseen.
There was a time
I gave you a
place in the ruins
of what would one
day become my
well-designed, steely
fortress, my life.
There was a time
I said good-bye,
Because I knew.
© 2012 katie cullen
