Love Poem: All apologies
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Written by: Anne Winter

All apologies

I lied, never told you the truth—
I never loved you,
my beloved Ruth. 

Forgive me, if it's possible,
for the things I did impossible. 

Cold blood, so bold,
seeping through my veins. 
If I could hold 
you, and ease your pains. 

Though I'm not sane,
and sound mostly insane,
I can be the wisest—
to hold you the tightest. 

I can't promise to fix
what's broken inside,
gloomy guilt and shame mix,
picking up the pieces, sitting beside. 

Hoping for the best,
for you—releasing the rest. 
Go, live your life,
be somebody else's wife. 
You deserve someone who
would give the world to you. 

Forgive me, I couldn't be 
the one to see
the love, the proof, the truth 
in your eyes, my lovely Ruth.