Revolving Doors

Revolving Doors

For anyone who’s ever loved someone who left when you needed them most — then came back like nothing happened.
This one’s raw. I’m not dressing it up. I wrote it because I had to.
— MissT

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I tried to show you decency,
I tried to show you love.
I gave and gave and worked so hard—
But nothing was enough.

Your paperwork. Your children.
I tried, and though I failed,
You took each ounce of strength I had,
And still you moaned and wailed.

I put you before my own children,
Your needs ahead of mine.
And when I started crumbling
You vanished every time.

You sent big love hearts to your ex
For everyone to see.
Then lied to me about it all
It cut too deep to free

I tried to do the right thing,
To hold our bond intact.
But friendship built on broken trust
Is something I can’t back.

I loved you, but I’m empty now,
Worn thin from all the strain.
And when I asked for space to breathe,
You brushed aside my pain.

I stood for you, I fought for us,
I showed up every day.
But when I needed you to rise
You flew the other way.

You called the law when I broke down,
As if I was a threat.
You didn’t want connection,
You just wanted to forget.

Then out the blue, you texted me:
“I’m in a desperate place.
I need to talk, I need to feel,
I need to see your face.”

But it’s been months of agony
Of silence, storms, and shouts.
I waited for your voice, your care
But all I got was doubt.

I’m done with all the waiting,
The falsehoods and the cries.
The love I thought we had was real
But yours was in goodbye.