A gift of love
Pure, unconditional love is all I had to offer
I presented it in a perfectly wrapped box
I carefully placed a bow on the
top
Addressed it to only you
I hand delivered it into your arms
I could see the delight as you
opened it up
To find a piece of me that would only
ever be yours
Yet you could never keep this gift
safe
Over the years you were careless
with my love
It has been dropped, broken,
cracked and sometimes lost
The times you really cared for it
was when you thought it was truly gone
You would search high and low
until you obtained it again
But you never really understood
what it was actually worth
The priceless possession that you
had within the palm of your hands
Time has faded along with the
sparkle of something new
I’ve observed your carelessness
and your various games
I have seen you use it as a weapon
and hold it to ransom
There have been moments you have
revelled in knowing it belongs to you
Numerous occasions it has sat unprioritized
in the corner with no use
I cannot take it back as when I gave
it to you it was yours to keep
The only option I have is to walk
away
I will not look back for you to
see me weep
As I walk away I hear the gift
crack and break
I leave it with you knowing it
will never again be the same
It has lost its purity and the conditions
have crept in
Although what is left will always
belong to you
I can no longer be a witness to the
mistreatment and misuse
What is left will eventually fade
along with my tears
© L. Blair