I’ve searched so hard
and fought so little
for what I want
to have, to be.
I’ve longed for love
and strived for strength
and found I have
not any.
Love made me weak
and a stubborn fool
I didn’t see that
it was gone.
I knew the truth
but was naive, praying
it was still there
all along.
Goodbye, though,
I say to that lover
who hurt my heart
and soul.
Without him here now
I can only wish
that one day again
I’ll be whole.
Whole [poem]
Larissa Lee 