☆°▪︎ THE CALL ▪︎°☆

I

knew

.

t

h

e

.

day

– 

might

.

c

o

m

e

.

dawning,

when

.

y

o

u

.

would 

again

start

calling,

just

.

t

o

.

say . . .

.

.

.

just

.

t

o

.

embrace . . .

.

.

.

just

.

t

o

.

perhaps

someday . . .

.

.

.

I

.

f

e

e

l

.

myself

leaning . . .

.

.

.

I

.

f

e

e

l

.

myself

leaning . . .

.

.

.

I

.

f

e

e

l

.

myself

leaning . . .

.

.

.

closer

to

.

t

h

e

.

tease . . .

.

.

.

closer

to

.

t

h

e

.

warming

ease . . .

.

.

.

closer

to

.

t

h

e

.

haunting

memory . . .

.

.

.

o

f

all

.

t

h

e

.

things

.

y

o

u

.

meant

.

t

o

.

me . . .

.

.

.

b

u

t

I

will

.

S

W

A

L

L

O

W

.

your

intensity,

.

.

a

n

d

.

.

LEAVE . . .

.

.

.

leave

.

y

o

u

.

there

.

t

o

.

weep . . .

.

.

.

leave

.

y

o

u

.

there

.

t

o

.

weep . . .

.

.

.

leave

.

y

o

u

.

there

.

t

o

.

weep . . .

.

.

.

f

o

r

me,

the

way

.

y

o

u

.

did

.

w

i

t

h

.

me . . .

.

.

.

 ~ leave

.

y

o

u

.

there . . .

.

.

.

tossing,

.

a

n

d

.

turning,

.

a

n

d

.

spinning,

.

a

n

d

.

sinking . . .

.

.

.

a

n

d

drowning

.

i

n

.

the

dream.

Reflection: This was a romantic-themed poem that I wrote back in January of 2016 where the affected party chooses a path of spitefulness and retaliation when a former romantic partner tries to reconnect.