“You’ve become something less than you used to be,” he says.
Aug 17, 2021
I gave him my youth.
I gave him my firsts.
I gave him my heart.
I let him be a father.
I let him pretend to be great.
I let him scorn my body.
I let him control my tone.
I have taken myself back.
My middle age.
My new firsts.
My heart.