Poetry > It's done

It's done

9th December 2024

I can feel your parents' ire
A life we built then set on fire
While I sprinted for my dreams
They saw you snagged in troubled streams

Left to drift, to fend alone
Trapped in a coffin far from home
Toiling hard to no avail
Attempts to fix would always fail

Clearly, I was wrong for you
Only natural you withdrew
Run fast, they said, the path is clear
It may look tough but have no fear

That man you love can't change his ways
Just look at that indifferent gaze
He doesn't take you out on dates
He can't even wash his plates

How much love have you felt lately
Should not affection flow innately
It's time to leave, reshape your focus
Do you think he'll even notice

And so your mind was resolute
Your reasons were beyond refute
Despite my strains to prove my care
Nothing broke your absent stare

You fled our home in search of peace
Took just four days to sign a lease
I begged of you to please not run
But flatly you replied, "It's done"