Poems to Get Me Through The Night

Piece by Piece

When we kissed it felt like fire through

my veins and love seeping into my brain

But instead it was black claws dripping with lies and false promises

Promises that ignited my soul and led to dreams of my future that would never be

I ripped the ugly claws from my mind, my body, my soul

And prayed for the pain to end

And I pretend I'm healed

But the truth is that those claws left

gaping holes in my nerves

Holes that I'm sewing together

Slowly

Piece by piece.