Deep in My Feelings...

You clutch and cleave, but they still leave, and you're partly to blame Sorrow is written on your heart and face and "stranger" is in their name You tried and tried and failed and failed, exhausted in the end All your efforts and your shortcomings together have cost you a friend You cry, you're crushed, your heart is broken. Yet, you have resolve Your friend may never see you like this, but your husband sees it all He sees the mess you made, the mess she made, the mess itself He sees you look around, wondering it you'll lose someone else The truth is, it is your fault, though your pride tells you what she's done It's your fault because you held so tightly that one phone call left you undone It's your fault because you could have tried harder or shared how she hurt you But time is up, the deal is done, and there's nothing left to pursue You breathe a breath of relief and of brokenness all at once inside Was she a thing you caged in your heart when y...