2 June 2018

what will it take

what will take,
for you to finally choose you?
to stop choosing the men that break you;
to stop thinking that maybe this time will be different

what will it take,
to recognize that the only way those scars will heal,
is to stop drinking the poison that created them in the first place

isn't it wild,
that the moments you've wasted wanting him,
are the very ones you could have used to want yourself

so what will take?
another breakdown or heart ache
another endless cycle of "have's and have-not's",
another "maybe-if-i-give-him-one-more-chance-he-won't-screw-it-up"
another pep-talk
another "cry-till-i-can-no-longer-breathe"?

What
will
it take

What
is your
price

How
much
more
must
you
endure

it should have taken your first tear
to end it all,
it should have been your first question of self-worth,
that answered all.

it should have ended
the very moment
you decided,


you.
are.
all.
it.
takes.

so why wait?

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