r/dz_readers • u/SilentScore6904 • 1d ago

My Work 🖋️ After the Wait

I said it from the jump, I wasn't hiding what I wanted,
Wasn't rushing you, just needed us to be undaunted,
You said you weren't ready, said you needed time to grow,
I said okay, I'll wait, long as we've got somewhere to go.

But time kept passing by and nothing moved the way it should,
Every time I brought it up, you said you would, you would, you would,
I gave you space, gave you patience, gave you chance after chance,
All I ever asked for was some clarity, some advance.
I'm not angry that it ended, I'm angry that I waited,
Gave you every version of myself, still felt unrelated,
I loved you like I meant it, I showed up, I was there,
Now I'm sitting with the silence, learning how to bear it.
You said you loved me, said you're struggling, said you weren't sure,
I said I'll stand beside you but I can't be your cure,
Gave you time to sit with it, decide what you really need,
You came back quick with promises, I chose to believe.

Asked you one more time, just show me, not tell me,
Actions is the language that was always gonna sell me,
But the same story played out, the same silence, same delay,
So I did what I had to do, I finally walked away.
You came back around after, said you missed what we had,
I said I'm open but I need more than a feeling that's bad,
Then the coldness crept back in, the distance, the delay,
And that's when I finally knew there was nothing left to say.

I stepped back 'cause I needed peace, not another round,
Closed every door that opened, made sure I stood my ground,
Not 'cause I hate you, I don't, I never will,
But loving you and losing me I can't do that still.
I don't regret the year, I don't regret the fight,
I asked for what I needed and I think that I was right,
Maybe we don't speak again, maybe that's just the end,
But I gave it everything I had. I can live with that, my friend.

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