Both And

“Both and” has become a catch phrase I often hear;
With my ears and heart.

It speaks to me in ways that make sense and then don’t;
They are words that can feel contradictory and then consistent.

You compassionately listened;
And then one day you didn’t.

You held my delicate heart;
And then one day you crushed it.

You were attractive;
And then one day you became ugly.

You supported my aspirations and dreams;
And then one day you shattered them.

You nourished my soul;
And then one day you destroyed it.

You were many beautiful things;
And then in one day you were none of them.

I deeply long to find the “both and”in you.