Surviving Heartbreak

Cruel

I could never understand
how someone could open up,
share their soul like a secret
whispered in the dark,
and then walk away
as if none of it ever mattered.

I gave you my past,
the pages of my story I tucked away.
I painted my present in soft, tender strokes,
and dreamed my future aloud
so you could see yourself beside me.
But you left as if it was all just air—
fading as quickly as you came.

I cannot fathom how you could do that,
how anyone could.
It's cruel,
to be so cold with a heart
that just wanted to be loved.
I would never—
I could never—
let someone in,
give them all of me,
only to leave them behind
like they were nothing.

Maybe that's why I don't understand,
because I would never walk away
from something so sacred,
from someone who loved with open hands.

But you did,
and now I'm left wondering
how a world so full of love
can still be this cold.

—MistakenGenius