Relationship On The Brink: A Poem Of Hope And Heartache

I am going through a rough time in a 3-year relationship. We're arguing all the time. He'll leave and come back, but I can't get the anger out. The pain goes much deeper than what this poem is about.

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That has so much truth: I think we all do that at times and our companions get used to it. But sometimes we push too hard and push them away. But with true love comes an unbelievable force...

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Published by Family Friend Poems July 2015 with permission of the Author.

I lie awake tonight,
Wishing of things I can change.
I try to convince myself,
But it's all so strange.

Is it me,
Or is it you?
Do I try,
Or are we through?

So long we've shared
Just to walk away.
But so much hurt
To want to stay.

Why do we do this,
Try to hurt the other more,
Only to watch one
Walk right out the door?

I love you so much,
Yet I push you to the point of breaking,
But why do you play with my heart
And never stop taking?

Is this the end
Or a new beginning?
Only one can guide me
When my head is spinning.

Don't push,
Don't try,
Don't stress,
Don't cry.

That is what plays
Over in my head
As I try to close my eyes
And just go to bed.

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by Iqo
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Last week I just found out that my boyfriend was lying to me for over the past 5 years. I was not the only one for him. He left me last week without saying a word, and it was just 2 weeks before our wedding ceremony (next week). My heart is bleeding from a great pain he caused. My world is now broken into pieces. He always made me feel like I was the luckiest girl in the world with all his love and care, and I did my best to make him feel the same, but it is now just unimaginable lies that someone ever did to me.

by Stephens Wilson
4 years ago

This poem made me feel like I am not the only one in this world to be hurt. I was engaged to someone who had simply forsaken me while I was a patient in the hospital suffering from heart disease and enduring the pain. She added a pain to my mind, and I could not manage the situation at all.

by JAYDA PHILLIPS
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I had a boyfriend, but he was a liar. He said he loved me, but he didn't mean it. He broke up with me for another girl. Was it him or was it me? Did he not love me, or was I too much to handle?

by Shontay Hudson
3 years ago

It was him. Don't ever blame yourself for him breaking up with you. He didn't deserve you. Things happen for a reason.

by Rona Smith
3 years ago

I had a boyfriend too. Just like your boyfriend, he said that he loved me and valued me, but in the end he left me. I feel pain in my heart now. I know he has someone else.

by Tri0807
4 years ago

I faced the same today. It was so easy for him to say that he felt I was not the one he loved. He realized it after more than 3 years of being together. How convenient was it for him to say it's over, when I was not able to move on?

by Megan, Canada
8 years ago

Today I lost my best friend and lover. He's been the best thing thats ever happend to me and I pushed him away. Never let the right one go or you end up like me wide awake at 2:39 wishing that one would answer the phone.

by Robbie Shadd
7 years ago

That has so much truth: I think we all do that at times and our companions get used to it. But sometimes we push too hard and push them away. But with true love comes an unbelievable force called forgiveness. Time can almost heal all wounds. Good luck to you. I hope he will answer the phone. Sincerely Rob in S.C.