not me

a poem

I’ve learned that I will

make smoothies

for people who are not you

I don’t get annoyed

when asked to run errands

because the asker is not you

I do not hide from

the people in this house

like I did when I lived with you

Fear is gone

Depression a distant memory

Anxiety a less constant companion

I easily do all the things

you wanted from me

because those things

are

not

for

you

So now I know

my truth about

the relationship

gone like fog burned away

by the sun

it was never me

it

was

y

o

u