You'll Come Back to Yourself

by Michaela Angemeer

i tried so hard to be whole for you but it turns out you like me better when i’m in pieces

loving you was like choosing to cross the tracks even though i knew a train was coming

the worst thing about loving you wasn’t you leaving it was hoping you’d come back

i held my breath waiting for you turns out i don’t need you i just need room to breathe

i just want someone to be happy with

your roots will always show you the importance of holding on to what grounds you but don’t ignore the lessons the leaves are trying to teach you

i’ve learned to love the empty space beside me in bed

build me a house of LEGO i need walls that are easier to take down

how many times will i let myself be a second choice before i learn that there are no runner-ups in love

i’m holding on to smashed bricks trying to build a foundation from someone else’s home

if he’s afraid to fully fall in love with you save your time and love yourself instead

maybe this time goodbye is meant for me

my darling baby girl– don’t you know that you are a star in a beautiful galaxy the moon will always wait for you she’s ready to teach you that you can learn to feel connected even when you are alone

but you forget that women were made to burn. women were made to rise again.

but i’m learning that if you want to find love you have to be willing to fall sometimes

when i stopped looking for love in someone else i found love within myself

but mostly maybe i just like people with warm hands loud laughs and good hearts

i don’t need a love that sweeps me off my feet i need a love that tends to my roots