Necropolis

Verdigris

Your once-shining heart rusted more each time I shed a tear for you,

Whilst my heart was coated in patina, green

With naïveté & jealousy.

You know I still love you, perhaps more than ever, now.

My love only grew with each passing day, as yours seemed to diminish

And now it's finished.

A cruel role reversal, a switch of place, replaced.

You elevated me, then erased.

Tell me, was it really that easy for you, or

Were you saving face?

I waxed as you waned, you watched me writhing.

I wonder if you're ever ashamed of the way you left me

Or if you're ashamed that you ever loved me.