Drowning On Dry Land Poem by Emily Winchester

You were by my side
All the time
You were my person
The one who
Kept me from
Falling apart
What happened?
I know

I found out
It was a lie
A lie
I was the third person
Unimportant
Insignificant
To you
Why didn't
I see it before?
I was
So blind
I wouldn't let you take
My responsibility
Away from me

Your messages
On the phone
Ripped my heart out
And made me bitter
Made me the way I am
How could you
Be so cold?

All the rage
Fury
Changed me
Forever
Locked inside
I didn't have a key

I knew it would happen
Sooner or later
But it took me
Like a sneaker wave
Surprised
You let me drown
You let me drown
On dry land