Don't Wait Til I Die To Love Me vol. II

By Michael Tavon

"When grief gets too heavy to carry, poetry is the place you go to feel less alone." Tavon writes in his newest collection, Don't Wait Til I Die to Love Me vol. II, Which is the follow-up to his best-selling poetry collection to date. Tavon dives into the nuances of grief, love, and appreciation. With this collection of poems and prose Tavon hopes his words help readers navigate through the most complicated parts of life."

• Language: English
• Publisher: Michael Tavon
• Release date: Jul 29, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005897703

Michael Tavon

Michael Tavon (1991) was born St. Petersburg, Florida to Michael & Desiree Patterson. Although Tavon and two sisters grew up in low income-crime driven neighborhoods his parents instilled the importance of goals, education, and the 'will-to-do-good' in their children. As a child he developed a likeness for literature and television. His first book,"Garage Band The Legend of Dookie Harris", was self-published in 2014. Tavon is currently pursuing his Bachelors degree in Creative writing and will be attending the University of Central Florida in 2018.

Book preview

A Message to My Ex

Do I ever cross your heart

Like a crucifix?

Was what we had

Real to begin with?

Does your thoughts ever travel

To where we used to be?

Or did you only see me as scenery?

Was I something to pass the time as you sightsee?

Do you see the joy I found without you

And wonder what could’ve been?

Do you ever wish for a mulligan

So you can choose me over them?

does you mind ever

get haunted by regret

When you realize

I’m the best thing

you will never forget

To The One Who Still Lurks Their Exes Social Medias

I’m not ashamed to admit

Every now & then

When you cross my mind

I search your name

to see how you’ve been

How’s life after us?

Where have you been

I see you’ve finally quit that job you hated

cause you were gaining too much weight,

Now you in the gym flexing

on your story

I’m happy for you,

You mostly post selfies

and Geotagged pictures

of the places you always

dreamed of going

You finally see the world

outside of yourself

Oh and

the one you told me not to worry about

is now your everything

the one who completes you

So much has changed,

Us against the world

you wrote as the caption

to the photo of you two kissing,

so cliché

I mean this with the utmost sincerity,

congratulations,

I hope all is well

Survivor’s Remorse

The blame you carry

Has made your heart too heavy

To beat steadily

You desire to move on,

But your mind is not ready

the clouds in your eyes

pour tears of sorrow

As you beg to the sky

For a crystal clear tomorrow

Dark thoughts haunt

The halls of your mind

You feel so alone

With guilt festering inside

It seems impossible to let go,

When the pain hits so close,

One thing you must know

It’s out of your control

The universe is a mystery

Humans can’t solve

When life goes wrong

It’s not your always fault

I hope you realize

before it’s too late

Stop hurting yourself

What happened you can’t change

It’s not your fault,

Sometimes it’s just unfortunate