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