Poetry & Art

Implosion

She used to think leaving was for the strong.
That was before him.

She used to think staying was for the weak.
That was before she realized
that she found her
strength when she found him.

She didn’t know if without him,
that strength would still remain.

How do you leave someone when the truest
part of you is stuck within them?

How do you unglue the sticky pieces of yourself
from their reluctant hand?

How do you sort out love and hate
and betrayal and guilt
and passion
and hope
and fear?

How do you love when
it feels like he’s
sawed your heart in half
and then stuck it in the
pressure cooker to watch
it implode?

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by Lindsay Detwiler

Lindsay Detwiler is a high school English teacher and a USA TODAY Bestselling author with HarperCollins/One More Chapter. Her debut thriller, The Widow Next Door, is an international bestseller. Her second novel, The One Who Got Away, released in February with One More Chapter/HarperCollins. Her latest novel, The Diary of a Serial Killer's Daughter, has been called "dark, unique, and a must-read in the thriller genre."

Lindsay is married to her junior high sweetheart. She prides herself on writing about genuine, raw emotions for the modern woman.


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