Hiding

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isn’t going to make the bad times go away.

Even though all I want to do is blend into the leaves and not be seen I know it will be impossible and at the end of the day if it’s just you and me.

I can face it all and not worry about the things that are and will happen when things start to go south.

I know what it takes to make it work but, how can someone give so much and then you turn around and demand more with this innocent look on your face.

And I want to laugh because clearly you think I’m too naive to see right through you.

When I come out from hiding I know you will say things haven’t been the same since I’ve left.

And I will just smile and be the bigger person and walk away.

Leaving you behind to clean up your own mess for the first time.

Written By: Deirdre Stokes