LGBTQ+ Poem: HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE, by Marley McKenzie

How long will it take
Before I’m here all alone
I can’t take the emptiness that comes from this
I don’t know when you’ll be home
But I’m managing on my own
As long as I’m on my own I guess I don’t need you around

How long will I tell myself that I need you
When will you come back knocking at my door
Saying you need me
It’s one more day without you
and you say that you’re sorry
And it’s just another day
That I’m alone

With my thoughts in this room
You’ll say that you need me
But I’m starting to believe
That I don’t need you
No, I don’t need you
I spend my nights alone
I spend my nights alone

I’m waiting for you to come through the door
And there’s no way
When will I please stop pretending that I need you
You’re fine on your own
When will you stop coming here?

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