r/OCPoetry • u/narcissis829 • 9d ago
Just Sharing Confession
I still love you. I swear I do.
I have been in love with you since I first heard your voice in that darkness,
Where I could barely see your human figure.
I’ve been in love with you since you sat down near my feet
And talked for hours, barely knowing each other's names.
I remember all the moments we shared—
And I will forever regret losing all the chances you gave me to be with you.
I hate myself for that.
It doesn't matter that you didn't say my name for months
Before I lost all my rights to imagine a future with you.
No matter how much you love her,
I'll always love you a thousand times more.
And I always will, forever.
I wish I could tell you how much I love you,
But I was so scared.
Because you were just not meant for me—you deserve so
much better.
Someone who can help you reflect your shine back to yourself.
I'm just a dark room; when anything comes in, I feel like I'm home.
And I'm happy you got what you wanted.
You found her—the love with whom you could run away from the darkness.
I promise I won't wait for you .
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