"Do you still desire mein the way you once did?Do you still think of meduring the night when..."

“Do you still desire me

in the way you once did?

Do you still think of me

during the night when you

are awake, lying next to her

because she still doesn’t

know how afraid you are

of the darkness. Am I still

something, anything to you?

Or have I diminished in

the back of your mind,

remaining as an empty

memory, a broken promise,

a failed attempt at love

when all both of us wanted

was each other? Do I still

hold your heart? Or have you

taken away what you once

gave me when this was

exactly what you wanted?

I hope she fulfills all of your

needs, all of your expectations,

every hope that you once

had for us. I hope she gives

you the love that you have

always deserved but never

could find inside of me.

I want you to be happy,

to be drowning in an ocean

of bliss, the waves crashing

upon you when you think

that you finally have their pattern

down. I want you to be

hopeful when it comes to love,

even if that means no longer

being hopeful lying next to me.”

- "Stay hopeful," - Colleen Brown