"Never Settle" - Prose Poem

I will settle for nothing less

You broke my heart and forced me to walk on eggshells

Someday I will feel a sweet caress

Looking back it all seemed natural

The cuts riddling the soles of my feet, weight pressed at the toes

I will settle for nothing less

Seems more like memories

Reminding me that this is not how it should be

I will someday feel a sweet caress

I should not ever fear the wrong words falling from

The tongue in a way that they hit the ears harshly

I will settle for nothing less

There should be warm light

Enveloping your soul, forcing flash flood smiles

I will someday feel that sweet caress

There should be a feeling of safety, never wanting, never wondering

If I should die still searching, that will be okay for

I will settle for nothing less

But I do hope that one day I feel that sweet caress.