The things you miss

You miss what it could have been.

You miss what it should have been.

You miss the laughter,

You don't miss the crying.

You miss the friendship

You don't miss the 'friend-zone.'

You miss the loving and

You miss the kissing that is gone.

You love the man and hate the monster,

they are one and the same.

You miss the morning conversations,

You don't miss the lying words.

You grieve a love that was never reciprocated, not truly.

You grieve a desire that was given to others, not yours not truly.

You grieve the woman you were before the trauma, the broken heart,

the soul deep weariness, the rejection, the betrayals, the cheating.