THE GIRL WITH
THE UNFINISHED TATTOO

My feelings grew Plentifully and steady Water flowed lively in my garden You chopped them off at the roots The soil now barren Cracked and empty You tell me: “you deserve someone infinitely better than me” Because you chose another So she doesn’t deserve better too? Or do you see her as a lesser woman? Someone more your low level? Maybe she makes you less intimidated? Maybe you feel less inferior to her? You speak so highly of me yet diminish yourself? I guess if she’s happy

I come crashing down on you like a wave, engulfing you quickly, pulling you in deep, drowning you; my waters are deep and dark, no man has ever survived, cold and stubborn, waters unwavering; Eventually you'll get spit out, back to the shore I pulled you from, back to reality, far away from me People come and go, like the tide, never staying too long before they pull back, like the tide, I will be forgotten