I Lived and I Loved

By Avery K Jane

"I Lived and I Loved" is a poetry collection of poems about living, loving, and finally moving on. Life throws itself at us when we least expect it, and that is when we realize the true potential within ourselves. From experiencing the tender moments of affection to finding ourselves in the depths of heartbreak, these poems dive into the raw emotions that define the human experience. Even after the lowest of blows, our hearts never run out of love. Living is loving. These poems are for the souls that love so much that they lose themselves, and then they realize they had to lose in order to love themselves.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Avery K Jane
• Release date: Mar 16, 2024
• ISBN: 9798227158642

Book preview

To myself

you always want someone new

you tell me this, tell me that

i listen and i smile

then i go home

and wonder why you lie

did i tell you i cried so much that night till my eyes ran dry

but i guess you were too busy catching some other butterfly

you are my moon

you push me away when you are tired, i still rise towards you with the tides

you tell me i am the only one but you are there for everyone under the skies

i wish i only had you to myself, i guess you are too far away for that

but you are too beautiful for me to give up on you like that

you are my moon

soothing me of my worries when there is no one to hold me in the dark of the night

but hiding away through the day, nowhere in my sight

you know i will be secretly waiting for you to show up undone

so you blind me with your light and leave me nowhere to run

just to feel something

i sit here unable to speak, unable to feel

with a void unfilled, pain unhealed

i get through the day, thinking of things i could be, things i should see

but slowly fall apart as the night befalls, holding my breath, holding my fears

how much pain is too much of it? The pain i was running from, now i am yearning for the same