OR SO I THOUGHT...

You knew it all along, or so I thought

This was always a temporary arrangement

We meet when we can, and

It’s business as usual when we can’t

So we carried on, and

The years passed on

The emotions stayed leveled,

Never too high, never too low

Or so I thought

Never did I know that this was a one sided arrangement

Me, always leveled, and

You, always rattled, one step away from breaking down

Me, thinking we had a good thing going,

You thinking this was turmoil

I had my life, you were a reprieve

You had your life, I was icing on the cake

Or so I thought

I should have seen the signs

When you started to hold on too long, during our hugs

When our kisses lingered, on the last nights

You became more and more available, ready to meet

As for me, I never fluctuated

I thought you knew all along

That this was always a temporary arrangement

Little did I know

That breaking free would cause you delirium

Next time around,

The writing will be on the wall

By:  Christiana Ajele Duodu