I heard the news that my nightmare was gone
That the past has set me free
No longer will I see you and shake while putting
A mask over my face, mind screaming RUN!!
The message that delivered the news made me sigh
Never wished you ill but no more checking out every
Direction because you might appear
One day
Thinking do I visit where the past dwells
Some things were subtle and I thought it imagined
You kept saying I’d never cope
But I did and I have
I can never forget the words that chilled my blood
After your tears had fallen in hot angry springs
The begging on deaf ears
The casual words of I wonder if we should get married
I wonder if a dead woman would be so bold
Always wanted to kill someone
And yet I don’t hate
You don’t exist anymore
My gratitude for the news that gives me peace immeasurable
Even if that makes me a monster
You are swallowed by the mist of time
Ailsa
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