He keeps fading
I’m watching it happen before my eyes
I wonder if he is silently fading from me too
He keeps so many of his thoughts inside
I’m always the last to know what’s going on
Every morning I see less joy in his eyes
He slogs the day out
pushing himself in a job he hates
for a family who needs him to keep going
He only touches me when he wants sex
there is no romance or pursuit in his eyes
There’s none in mine either
we are both too tired, too familiar
to put in any significant effort
I wonder how long we can continue
I wonder if he’ll leave me one day
Be drawn by the allure of someone more vibrant
who has more energy
who can make him feel more powerful
and bring light into his days
These years are unkind to him
to me
to us
We keep telling each other it’ll get better
I wonder
if we’re only fooling ourselves
Secret Thoughts Within 
😪💔
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Poignant and so sad. I’m sure it’s a familiar tale to many. Great writing Bree.
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Thank you Tom, really appreciate your thoughts on this one 🙂
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how awful
glad i m a freak
who has quit on so called love
no thanks
to your situation
it will not get better
you re lying to yourself
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet and commented:
Come Read this and enjoy the Audio too!!!!
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Secrets, I so loved this piece!! You left me so many seeds of inspiration to plant and tend!! Yeah!! I will share the tender sprouts with you and see what your green thumb can do!!! Hope all is well with you and that you are safe, My Dear!!
😊💕🌹🌹
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Haha, well I have already tended my own inspiration here 😆 I’m glad you liked this piece Chuck and rest assured, I am safe and well 💜
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😊💕🌹
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ufff that feeling of utterly unavoidable romantic doom in here.. so well-written. great work, Bree
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Thanks so much VB 💜 I always appreciate your thoughts.
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Thanks for sharing your poem, Bree, for reaching so deeply inside to truth and honesty.
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Thanks Jet, that’s really so kind of you to say
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A fascinating read. A depth and directness of free flowing thought that strikes at the heart of loneliness for one in a questionable relationship.
I’m very curious how close to home this is for you. But I wouldn’t dare ask in a public forum.
Great work Bree 💚
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Thanks so much Mouse, I really leaned into the hopelessness in this one. 💜
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That is clear to see 💚
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Hi, Bree, I, too, appreciate your putting this sad experience (that we all experience at some point) to verse. Blessings for happier days ahead! 🌞
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Hi Lisa, this is one of those pieces that I am saddened when people relate to it. However, I think it’s also important to give a voice to these thoughts. Thank you for sharing your reflections with me 💜
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Your voice is beautiful. The verbal poetry was amazing, meaningful and worthwhile.
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Thank you John, that is very kind of you to say 🙂
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You are welcome.
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Awww my heart is bleeding
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I know the feeling when you read a poem and feel it in your heart. Thanks for sharing 💜
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Deeply written! You are good bringing together so many emotions at once!
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Thank you Ben 🙂
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Welcome! 🙂
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