LIFE Poem: Choosing Love, by Hailey Summer

Slammed doors,
raised voices,
tears hitting the floor,
she’s faced with choices.

She sleeps alone
for the first time
in a long time
with a heavy heart.

Her own painful words echo in her head
and guilt consumes her.
What started the fight?
How did it get so bad?

She was unsure.
She gathered her blankets,
and her courage,
then left her pride lying in bed.

Her heart began to race,
worried that he may reject her approach,
but she found him to be completely asleep
curled under a small blanket.

She slinked into the bed with him silently,
She felt him sigh, his body sagging with relief
He held her so tightly, she almost couldn’t breathe,
and it was a comforting feeling.

With her pride left far behind,
and her lover wrapped around her,
Tender apologies were whispered, and then she fully relaxed, knowing that
she had made the right decision.

She was home.