Against the Tide
Nikki Groom

I was content until I met her.
~That's a lie. I was lonely.
That's a lie. I was incomplete.
~He was nothing but a handsome distraction.
She was nothing but a pretty pastime.
~That's untrue. He changed my life.
That's untrue. She altered my world.
~I blame him.
I blame her.
~I blame myself. He wasn't to know.
I blame myself. It wasn't her fault.
~I don't want to need him.
I hate that I want her.
~There's no easy solution.
There's no going back.