How much longer
should I wait
before I realize
you are not my fate?
How much longer
should I pursue
all the attention
I think I need from you?
How much longer
should I give up
all the wasted time spent
after our break up?
How much longer
should I cry
now that I’ve realized
it’s all been a lie?
How much longer
will it take
before I can move on
and learn from this mistake?
How much longer
do I need
before I give in,
before I concede?
How much longer
do you think this will last?
How much longer
will I have to deal with my past?
Charlotte, South Dakota
