I know I can’t <br />make <br />you stay <br />but where <br />is your <br />heart <br /> <br />You left me <br />when I needed <br />you most <br />why couldn’t you <br />have just stayed <br />just to help <br />if even for <br />just <br />one night <br /> <br />I know I could have <br />tried to fight <br />to make you <br />stay <br /> <br />I shouldn't have <br />to fight <br />for you to be <br />at my side <br />for it makes <br />me realize <br />you are not <br />who I <br />thought you <br />were <br /> <br />I no longer <br />want you <br />at my side <br />is it that hard <br />for you <br />to understand <br /> <br />I was not <br />complete <br /> <br />I am now <br /> <br />I am independent <br />on my own <br /> <br />I am no longer afraid <br />to walk <br />this world <br />alone <br /> <br />I am no longer afraid <br />to keep living <br /> <br />I am always <br />awake or afraid <br />asleep or be dead <br /> <br />I asked you <br />before <br />where is you <br />heart <br />for mine was <br />with you <br />now it is not <br /> <br />I should not have <br />to fight <br />to get you <br />to love me <br />so now <br />it is not <br />you <br />I want now <br />at my side <br /> <br />I no longer want <br />anyone <br />at my side <br /> <br />I am no longer afraid <br />to walk this world <br />alone <br /> <br />I am no longer afraid <br />to keep living <br /> <br />I must choose <br />to be <br />awake or afraid <br />asleep or be dead <br />choices such <br /> <br />No longer inclined <br />to such am I <br />they are <br />mine<br /><br />Scarlet .....<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-coward-i-am-not/
