I toss and I turn, trying to find comfort
on the emptiness that you left behind,
only to find myself staring at the ceiling asking,
"Why didn't we try?" Why didn't we try to find
the 'us' that was lost from the smoke that our
burning love created? Why didn't we try to
put back together the broken pieces of a love
that will never break apart? Why didn't we...
Your voice now echoes in my head...
My whole world is spiraling; my days now longer;
my nights seem shorter. The bags under my eyes are
only piling and the top drawer will always be empty.
Waiting for you... Because even if your hands are
now holding someone else's; your eyes gazing another;
and you embrace another lover —
my heart will always belong to you.
As I turn to your side, I am greeted by your smile.
A warm ghost with a broken past;
a visiting soul with a dead love.
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To Hopeless Romantics
PoetryHeartbreaks and heart aches leave the soul shaken to hopelessness. Thinking of the ones whose hurt us; the ones whose left us longing. It's a universal feeling. No matter the age or gender, we're bound to feel hopeless about someone. Longing for som...
