I Never Loved You

Gina Clingan
Nov 26, 2020
Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash

Baby,
you didn’t break my heart.
You merely bruised my ego
just enough
to encourage me
to pick up a pen.
You gave me something to draw from.
You started a fire,
and I just kept fanning the flames,
because it was nice
to feel something again.

© Gina Clingan 2020

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