Forgive me if I dont trust you right away for Im still mending the broken pieces and trying to forget about the tragedy of all the ones who came before you.
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Updated 8 years ago,May 25, 2017
Forgive me if I sometimes dont believeeverything good you tell me,for it took a long time for me to learnthat maybe Im not as damaged as I thought I was.
Forgive me if I dont trust you right awayfor Im still mending the broken piecesand trying to forget about thetragedyof all the ones who came before you.
Kristopher Roller
Forgive me if I say I love too muchbut dont show much at all.I feel like people leave when I start fallingand I dont want you to leave just yet.
Forgive me if I need reassurance.Forgive me if my love isweaknow.I forgot that it could be safe.I forgot that I dont always have to cry.
Forgive me if Im a little bit scared,its not your job to fix me.Im trying to open my heart againbut Im still figuring it outhow.
Forgive me if Im still healing.Forgive me if Im stillhurting.I know pain too welland I dont want to cause you any.
Just forgive me.Ill come around, I promise.Once my heart beats again,once it remembers how to love again.
Rania Naim is a poet and author of the new bookAll The Words I Should Have Said, availablehere.
Kristopher Roller
