Please, if you don\u2019t have good intentions for me,
Just let me go, just let me be.
Don\u2019t string me along, don\u2019t play with my heart,
I\u2019m already fragile, already falling apart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019m tired, so tired, of trying to stay strong,
Of pretending I\u2019m fine when everything\u2019s wrong.
I don\u2019t have the strength to endure more pain,
I don\u2019t want to break down again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you\u2019re not here to love me right,
If you\u2019re just passing through my life,
Then walk away now, don\u2019t drag me along,
I\u2019m not built for games, I\u2019m not that strong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019ve carried so much for far too long,
Worn smiles that felt all wrong.
I\u2019m exhausted, my heart\u2019s on the line,
If you don\u2019t care, please don\u2019t waste my time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I can\u2019t handle being broken again,
I can\u2019t keep losing what I thought I\u2019d gain.
I\u2019m barely holding on as it is,
If you\u2019re not here for love, leave me in peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I don\u2019t need promises that you\u2019ll never keep,
I don\u2019t want to cry myself to sleep.
I just want someone who truly cares,
Not someone who disappears into thin air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If your heart isn\u2019t in it, just walk away,
Don\u2019t lead me into more dismay.
I\u2019m not strong enough for empty words,
For love, that\u2019s never meant to be heard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let me heal, let me find peace,
If you don\u2019t intend to stay, then release.
Because I\u2019m tired, I\u2019ve given all I can,
And I don\u2019t want to break down again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you don\u2019t mean what you say,
Please, just leave me today.
I need to protect what little is left of me,
To finally feel what it\u2019s like to be free.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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I\u2019m tired, so tired, of trying to stay strong,Of pretending I\u2019m fine when everything\u2019s wrong.I don\u2019t have the strength to endure more pain,I don\u2019t want to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2746,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[97,25,98],"tags":[35,49,34,67,50,61,55,53,22,48],"class_list":["post-2745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-poetry","category-solitude","category-storytime","tag-poems","tag-poetess","tag-poetry","tag-preciousowoko","tag-spokenword","tag-spokenwords","tag-stories","tag-story","tag-walkingshadowpoetry","tag-walkingshadowpoetrykenya"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walkingshadowpoetry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-photo-670720.jpeg?fit=1880%2C1253&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2711,"url":"https:\/\/walkingshadowpoetry.com\/blog\/if-you-ever-get-tired-by-walking-shadow-poetry\/","url_meta":{"origin":2745,"position":0},"title":"If You Ever Get Tired by walking shadow poetry","author":"walking shadow poetry kenya","date":"September 26, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"If you ever get tired of us, if this love starts to fade,Please don\u2019t leave me wondering in the shade.I\u2019m not asking for much, just for the truth,Because silence cuts deeper than any wound. 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