Poem: You Walked Away

I never wanted to walk away 

But you did it

Because it was the easiest thing 

For you to do 

Instead of trying to make things better 

You packed your stuff and left 

Without an explanation 

Without advanced warning 

I don’t know what your life is like

Without me in it 

But my gut tells me 

It’s not better than it was

When you were with me

Mine certainly isn’t 

Every day I struggle with the fact

That you’re no longer here

Even though you’re always on my mind 

No matter what I do 

You’re still mine on paper

But in reality you're just someone 

That exists only in my mind

For our paths rarely cross 

And when they do

It’s a bittersweet moment 

And when you leave 

It’s like I’ve lost you all over again

How long can you go on

Living this way 

Acting as if I don’t exist 

As if I’m no longer yours 

And if I’m no longer yours in your mind 

Then why are you still holding on to me 

Why can’t you bring yourself 

To finally let me go 

Written December 2, 2025

© 2025 by Lena Kovadlo. Use with permission only. 

Poem: You Left

You left me alone 

To fend for myself 

You left me alone 

I’m left without help 

You left me in debt

A debt I must pay

But how will I pay it

So it goes away  

Do you even care 

What happens to me 

Or is it more important 

You set yourself free

No warning about 

The ending to come 

I’m left in the dark 

Here hoping for some

For some sort of sign 

About your plans

About the future 

I held in my hands 

Thought you were forever 

But you chose to end 

The great thing you started

When you held my hand

Now I’m left to wonder 

About what went wrong

That made you want space 

For who knows how long 

There isn’t a phone call 

No email or text

No how are you doing 

What’s happening next 

We’re still tied together 

And yet you are gone 

You’re living your life

While I can’t go on 

How long will it be 

Till I know how it ends 

So I can start living

Not playing pretend

Written October 30, 2025

© 2025 by Lena Kovadlo. Use with permission only.

Poem: I Still Think About You

No matter what I do 
I still think about you 
You are always on my mind  
Morning, day, and night 
And one thing is clear 
It’s hard without you here

Written September 8, 2025

© 2025 by Lena Kovadlo. Use with permission only.

Poem: I Wish You Were Here

You’re the last thing on my mind
As I drift to the land of dreams
And the first thing every morning
When I open my eyes it seems

Like you have woken up early
But the silence it fills the room
And the side of your bed is empty
Though I still make the bed for two

How I yearn to hold your hand
How I yearn to with cuddle you
As we fall asleep together
That’s the thing I look forward to

But you are no longer here
Only memories that float in my head
For now I’ll take that over nothing
Though I wish you were here in our bed

Written September 25, 2025

© 2025 by Lena Kovadlo. Use with permission only.

Poem: No Action

I never envisioned this ending

I never envisioned this strife

Guess I was a fool in pretending

That you and I bonded for life

But we never worked on our problems

We let the days go as they went

And whenever we had our long talks

It just gave us a reason to vent

There wasn't a change in the making

There wasn't a move to evolve

No steps that we both were taking

To help our issues resolve

If we never acted on anything

If we both shut down inside

Then of course our dreams lay dormant

We were stuck on the same old ride

If only we both took action

Or at least if one of us tried

Then maybe we'd still be together

And my heart wouldn't drown when I cried

Written September 4, 2025

© 2025 by Lena Kovadlo. Use with permission only.

Poem: Torn and Broken

You tell me you’re leaving

But you are still here

Don’t know what you’re doing 

Can you make it clear

You’re playing with my heart

And you’re scarring me deep

I’m torn and I’m broken

It’s hard not to weep

Yet you seem unbothered 

Keep living your life

As if nothing’s wrong

As if I’m not your wife 

Written August 11, 2025

© 2025 by Lena Kovadlo. Use with permission only.

Poem: What Do I Do?

Do I give you what you want 

So you won’t leave me 

Do I lie to you in hopes

That you’ll believe me

Or do I tell you this is it

Take it or leave it

Will you stay or will you go 

Hard to believe it 

This is something that you want 

And it’s not a give and take 

I have no say in what you do

I can’t believe you want a break 

You say it’s only temporary 

But I don’t think this is the case

Once you are gone for just a while 

You won’t return to our place 

Written July 11, 2025

© 2025 by Lena Kovadlo. Use with permission only.