It's Not My Place to Say

I'm running from my words

Because they will only hurt me

I loved you once

And there is no hate in my heart for you

Ahead of me are two roads

Both are of destruction

Where I will be torn down

These words are here

Whether they will be voiced or silenced

Whether you take them or leave them

I feel like a protector

But it's not my place

To say what everyone knows

But is too afraid to face

Like a moth to the flame

You are drawn to her

The colors, the lights

The tastes and senses

They will all lead to pain

But it's not my place

To save you






I wrote this poem for my ex, who I know is headed into something terrible. Someone terrible. But there is nothing I can do to prevent it without hurting myself in the process. I feel selfish to say nothing, but this is all I can do.