It took quite a while, <br />Before my space... <br />Became a peaceful place, <br />Free and cleansed... <br />Of confusion I let in! <br />I had to remove and let go <br />Of emotional attachments <br />That kept me distracted... <br />And detached from me! <br />A 'me' I had not known existed, <br />Before I resisted change and growth. <br />I know what I want. <br />Now That I am totally undaunted <br />By fears of rejection and being taunted by doubts. <br />I found out I can do without deceit. <br />And self defeating comments critiquing my needs. <br />Within me they were valid. <br />That 'are' still! <br />And... <br />It took quite a while, <br />Before my space... <br />Became a peaceful place, <br />Free and cleansed... <br />Of confusion I let in! <br />And I am not going to begin, <br />To relive those moments again... <br />Because I have learned to forgive and forget. <br />I hope you are not relying on me, <br />To welcome your growth in my space on your terms? <br />That didn't work then! <br />And where my head is now... <br />Has been completely earned by your undoing <br />What I thought then could not be undone. <br />But you proved me wrong. <br />And I've moved on to reap this peace I am keeping! <br />It took quite a while, <br />Before my space... <br />Became a peaceful place, <br />Free and cleansed... <br />Of confusion I let in! <br />And you are outside of it. <br />Happily removed like a blood clot... <br />That stopped the flow of fresh air. <br />I am not craving to repeat you, <br />Anywhere in here... <br />Where I can deeply breathe freely! <br />I can not see that happening to me, <br />With you as an 'us'... <br />Again! <br />I am in complete recovery.<br /><br />Lawrence S. Pertillar<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/happily-removed/
