Spilled Ink

Not Enough

a flickering of a light

the candle barely staying lit

my mind just as faint

ever changing

a catch of reality

in dreams of the future

I can picture as clearly

looking into the flame

I see us

together and

I feel an ache

in the hollows of my bone

as if someone stole

my very essence

my stomach revolts

and my breath

catches in my throat

as a storm starts in my chest

you will leave me

for someone else

someone better and prettier

and smarter and kinder

someone who's soul

is not shrouded

in black smoke

and coughs up lies

that tear at their throats

and whose feet

aren't bloody

with the shards

of broken promises

because although

you may love me

you will never love me enough

to leave her