Poetry by Marcella (Mar-C) Dublin
I Wasn’t Always Like This
I wasn’t always like this you know
I was kind and optimistic
I saw the world in colors
You see I wasn’t always like this
I wasn’t always like this
I went above and beyond my duty to help others
You see,
Silly, selfless girl I used to be
I wasn’t always like this
I smiled often, and laughed a lot
Everyone loved me you know
Well that’s what I once believed
You see, I wasn’t always like this you know
I continued to give him my best
In exchange for random “I miss you” text
Damn him! One mistake and he didn’t hesitate. He left!
I wasn’t always like this
I loved to sing, while sitting idly in the park
And scream from the top of my lungs
My life was filled with fun you see
I wasn’t always like this
I once dreamt and believed
I knew how to enjoy my today’s and look forward for
my tomorrow’s
With a graceful contentment
I wasn’t always like this
I was bubbling with passion
Because I was convinced that men could be awaken
But fear is much more powerful than love, you know
I wasn’t always like this
Running away from life
Welcoming whatever will shield me from what is to
come next
You see, I wasn’t always like this
Walk Away!
Leave,
Knowing you are
Not indispensable
But absolutely
Irreplaceable
Let them
Search for you
In beautiful smiles
And unfamiliar faces
Let their failure
To find you again
Teach them
To appreciate you
Twice in your absence
Let them
Sit with half-filled
Glasses
With eyes that will
Never shine the same
Knowing that
Your loss
Was never meant
To be their gain
Leave!
Leave them
Wondering,
Returning
To your
Memories,
Let them long
To have you
Again