You Were Quiet

You were quiet

The first day I met you

you were painfully silent

And the rest of the world

was much too loud.

You are awkward

your words are muttered

and tangled and strange

But I had grown tiresome

Of the smooth talkers and

the one liners.

You hold the door open

not just for me

but for everyone.

You don't notice it

Think nothing of it

But this place is full

of slamming doors.

I have a past

The scars on my body

became a road map

of poor decisions

death wishes and

hospital visits.

I built a wall

Not to keep others out

Rather to shut myself in

Patiently and gently

You pulled me out.

Never once had you

gazed at me with 

judgemental eyes.

What you deem as flaws

are what make you special

and people may overlook

your kind gestures

your maladroit tendencies

and warmth of your hands

But I will remain 

captivated and appreciative

of the things that make you

you.

You were quiet

The first day I met you

You were painfully silent

When the rest of the world

was much too loud

I found solace within you

Reviews

[Mr. D]

One of the biggest disadvantages of finding solace in someone else is that when that person is gone, you don't know wht to do with yoruself. In other words, it's a foolish notion to believe people have the answer to our problems of loneliness. People will stay awhile and then they're gone, taking with them whatever it was you were stupid enough to give them while they were using you. You might tell me that not everyone is like that. But I say that, yes, EVERYONE is like that. The solace one can find within a person is fleeting. Do not make yourself a slave to false comfort. When it is gone, you will seek it in vain.

[poison&kerosene]

I understand where you are coming from completely. It is merely an expression of love. If you look at the date it was published in 2013. I am still with this person today. I also have had 7 years to grow as an individual. I have been taught since I was young that my happiness can not be dependent on another person.

[poison&kerosene]

From your reviews I am gathering that you seem quite jaded. I have been through A LOT. I am sure you have too. Your experiences made you who you are as did mine. I don't seek happiness in others but I don't close myself off to them either. I don't want to end up bitter because of other people who took advantageous of my compassionate, bleeding heart. They are the ones who will end up truly unhappy.

[Mr. D]

I am jaded, cynical, bitter, whatever you want to call it. It stems from the dreadful realization that everyone's out only for themselves, which if you deal with people long enough, you'll find out as well. There are no friends in this world. There are only people waiting to use you. You'll find out if you live long enough. Putting your heart out there is like standing on a tree limb and giving someone a running chainsaw. It's a gamble. You might be a gambler, I'm not. But that's just me. You can do as you please. Just don't be shocked when people betray you. They always do.