Dear Reader,

I write about the worst part of life — love.

May it heal you more than it breaks you… because it will break you.

All my love,

–B

Bryce Eldridge Bryce Eldridge

i

will

n e v e r

let

you

love

me

again

– B

October 28, 2024 at 12:03 AM

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a lovesong that ended

listen to that song we danced to in your kitchen

listen to it long enough to appreciate what we could have been

but never

listen to it long enough to stay stuck fantasizing what we never were

it was a beautiful moment in time

a lovesong that ended

that i wish could have lasted forever

– B

October 27, 2024 at 11:57 PM

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love

i love the idea

of being in love with someone

i do not love the idea

anymore

of being in love

with

the

wrong

person

– B

October 27, 2024 at 11:06 PM

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did you even hear what i said?

you wouldn’t know

because you don’t ask

but my god

how you love to talk

i mean —

did you even hear what I said?

– B

October 12, 2024 at 5:07 AM

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can love be resurrected?

am i surprised

or is this pain to be expected

when love from the past

becomes resurrected?

dead or alive?

alive or dead?

either way i don’t know —

if our love is living or dead?

– B

October 2, 2024 at 1:40 PM

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sort it out

everything seems disorganized — everything seems messy

i try to sort it out and feel bad

that i haven’t already sorted it out

sorta seems like nonsense…

how could i sort it out, before i sort it out?

– B

October 2, 2024 at 1:30 PM

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if you want to hurt me

if you want to hurt me

you’ll need my permission

and i’m not giving it to you

respond as you will

do as you do

say whatever you want

karma comes around, baby

and you’ll hurt yourself

trying to hurt me

– B

October 1, 2024 at 11:17 AM

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open wounds needs closed

you shut me out

angry if i do the same

relentless with your ego to be strong

you crumble and good for good reason

then use your rubble to throw stones at me

when i express the same sentiment to you, as you do me

“let me be here for you” you say as i open up

“let me be here for you” i say as you shut me out

maybe it’s who you are

maybe it’s what you are

maybe it doesn’t matter whether it’s who you are or what you are

all i know is that you pull me in

and then push me away

i can’t live on standby

i can’t just stand by

i won’t pretend that it’s okay for you to live a fragile life

and cut me every time you break

your breaking is breaking me

i’ll bleed out

open wounds need closed

–B

October 1, 2024 at 11:12 AM

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where do i put these memories?

i wash out my vacuum filter

thinking about that time i fixed yours

we laughed standing in your kitchen

we both knew i’d be the one fixing it again

why do the most mundane moments mean so much

and where do I put these memories that made me fall in love with you

when you fall out of love with me?

– B

September 30th, 2024 at 1:29 PM

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i thought i could

i thought i could, but i can’t

i can’t love your heart when i know

when i know

when i know

when i know

it’s breaking mine

– B

September 30, 2024 at 1:03 PM

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settled

it’s taken some time but you’re settling now
into this new life of yours
and the coffee you’ve been brewing
is waiting to be poured

the boxes are unpacked (mostly)
and your u-haul has been returned
dust is even starting to settle
on that new white couch of yours

therapy has been scheduled
gym visits are becoming routine
you have time for netflix binges
and you’re crushing single-parenting

you’ve never been single
or lived entirely on your own
and three months isn’t long enough
for this new life to feel totally natural

but i see what no one else does
and i know the depth of your pain
i know how this all seems unfair
and how the man you used to love said “you’re entirely to blame

i know you believed this to be emphatically true
i know how his words have broken you
but just like the boxes that took time to un-pack
your old beliefs need to be sorted through

then you can determine
what beliefs stay
and which ones go
its’ exhausting work — i know, i know, i know

get settled
move on
it’s just you now
and it’s time to go

–B

March 3, 2024 at 6:01AM

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i won’t hurt my soul

your prayers arrive empty
because they aren't god's words
i won't hurt my soul
to ease yours
i won't hide my heart
because you lack one

i am who i am
and i am done
trying to change that

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at least you love yourself

you like to talk about yourself
pretend that you're listening to me
while you're still thinking on
the next thing to say about you
bud, you are a friend to no one
and only a lover of yourself

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ocean eyes

you misjudged me
saw one side of me
thought you'd call me
a drop of water
look up now
into my eyes
see me for
the ocean I am

@bryceeldridge

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