5/17/2021

When we were done
You put your head down
On the kitchen table
And cried for what you had lost.

When we were done
I spread my arms wide
And spun in a field
Of freshly-grown grass.

When we were done
You were in agony
And when we were done
I was free of pretense.

When we were done you were
Desperate
Doing all you could to fix what
Was broken from the beginning
Tailing after me like a lost puppy.

When we were done I was
Relieved
No longer exhausted from faking
That I was something I am not,
From all your late night talks
Soaring higher than all the birds.

You are the worst.

When we were done you moped
And mourned, hoping to salvage
All the pieces.

When we were done I moved on,
Emerged complete and sang my heart out, finally liberated
From the pieces.

When we were done
Your mind filled with confusion
But mine was filled with clarity.

When we were done
You thought I was depressed
But despite my angst I'd never felt
More alive.

When we were done
You still thought there would be
A second chance.

When we were done
I came to my senses-
I knew there would never be
A second chance
Because you never should have had
The first one.

So now that we're done
All I can hope
Is that you have moved on.

Now that we're done
I don't miss you-never did.
I never loved you
And you didn't deserve me.
I didn't deserve to stoop that low

And now that we're done
I see that I deserve
Nothing but the best.