How I Slowly Drove Myself Insane

A Poem by MelLM

How I slowly drove myself insane

I almost hated you today.
I almost said something
I almost thought I could.
When I try, I try. But not with you.
With you I become weak, senseless.
Without you I break

Today you snapped
I was your fragile branch
Gentle, flexible and forgiving.
I loved you today.
The past tense must be used, for that quickly went away.
You broke.
Your words
Your kindness
My respect.
You broke and I spoke up just as I promised I wouldn't.

I ran from you today.
I was afraid of you.
Your words scratched me, gouged me.
Scared me.
It was strange to run from the one I loved.
I always ran to you.
I've now seen how you can be just as frightening as the night storm
If not more.

I almost hated you today
But I forgave
And I will forget.
Maybe you could learn from this.
Your words do matter, and most of all they hurt
Your words make me burn.