Him by Christy Granger

Him Christy Granger This wasn’t supposed to happenYou were not supposed to happenWhat a special ability you haveI do not trust easilyI do not trust at allI gave up on love years agoIt was not for meThe torture it brought was too much for meHere I amWhat is happeningThis is not like meI will not fall for anyone ever againI am a strong independent womanWhat do i need a man forFor the way you make me feelNever in my life has this happened to meI would like to say it hadWhat a foreign conceptSafe I have never really felt safeCalmWhat is thatTrustHow do I trust you so completelyThis doesn’t make senseHow did you do that with such easeI do not loveI do not likeI do not trustLove was for suckersI had no time for it at allMaybe I trust men after allMaybe I don’t hate all of themMaye they don’t all hate meMaybe they don’t all want to hurt meMy experiences with men have never been goodJust once I wish they wereMore from Christy Granger ↓@christysdigitalhaven on InstagramHer book, Broken By Beauty: The Beauty of Broken Bonds, is out now. Mentioned in this episode:Write After with One Poem OnlyWrite After is a way to encourage poets to listen and write, and use National Poetry Month to highlight how listening to poetry makes us better poets. I know I write the best when I’m surrounded by beautiful poetry–it’s part of the reason I created this podcast, and I want to encourage others to share this practice. If you want to join: Listen to a poem from the month of April on One Poem Only, then write your own in response. I will pick one for each day to read in June for a special series: One Poem After 🍎🍏 Submissions close May 15.Write After Submissions Form