Monthly Archives: February 2012

Forever Promise

Posted on 2012.02.29 by cjromb

I know it’s late to tell you  and can bear no hopeful fruit here in this dark but I cannot leave you behind again without you knowing  from my heart, the only promise that ever mattered to me was  your … Continue reading →

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Where In My World?

Posted on 2012.02.29 by cjromb

Where in my world did you go? I’ve lost you. But I know, I remember, I still feel where we touched, how you gratefully smiled. I squeeze my eyes hard to clear them, but when I open them to look … Continue reading →

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I Am

Posted on 2012.02.26 by cjromb

You never asked me  to be  someone other than who  I am. But when I’m with you  I catch me being  someone other than who  I really am.  When I notice this I realize  I shouldn’t be with you. But … Continue reading →

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Not Quite Ready

Posted on 2012.02.25 by cjromb

Can you hear my heart beat from there? Tonight, with quiet surrounding me for the first time in a week, I can. It’s hanging out here, still on my sleeve, tender and a little bit sore. I’m surprised to find … Continue reading →

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For Better And Worse

Posted on 2012.02.15 by cjromb

My life has changed a lot for better and worse, since I told you I couldn’t do worse with you any more waiting for life to get better. ~ cj 2012.02.14 Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook … Continue reading →

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Happy Valentines Day

Posted on 2012.02.14 by cjromb

There was that moment when you told me things were fixed. Do you remember? Tears of joy and gratitude rushed to spill down my cheeks because it had been a brutal day, everyone angry at me for something I didn’t … Continue reading →

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Curtains

Posted on 2012.02.08 by cjromb

What we might have been  breezed through the room  so quickly, you missed the  billowing flutter  of curtains  I’d hid my heart behind. ~ cj 2012.02.07 Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with … Continue reading →

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Pearl

Posted on 2012.02.01 by cjromb

I was surprised to find a hole left behind where you just stood. It’s not a deep one; you were there but a moment in my life. I can bear it, so I think I’ll sit a bit and form … Continue reading →

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Five Things About Online Dating

Posted on 2012.02.01 by cjromb

First, a definition….by “online dating” I’m talking about any situation where you become interested in someone online, with the intention of potentially meeting and dating them. This could be a formal online dating site, or maybe you’ve connected on Facebook … Continue reading →

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I’m Not Broken

Posted on 2012.02.01 by cjromb

Don’t try to fix me, I am not broken. I’m a barnacle on a boat, shaped by the storms I’ve weathered and the surfaces I’ve attached myself to for survival. My shape, inside and out, suits me exactly as it … Continue reading →

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