The Dagger

An unsuspecting break up

There you are, tormenting me,

Saying a simple hello

When you know how much we’ve been through,

What we’ve done,

What we’ll never do,

But wanted to.

I never knew someone could ache

And love at the same time

For the same person.

 

When I see you,

I want it to happen again,

But it won’t.

It ended

In an instant.

A terrible blink of an unsuspecting eye.

 

What can I do

To make you love me again?

Because the thought of life without you

Hurls a dagger deep into my soul,

Stuck in my chest but can’t be pulled out,

So I walk along forever

Alone, fragile

With this dagger.

 

Never again to taste the sweet kiss of your smile

Or live your laughter,

To be your love.

Never again to feel the warmth of your arms

Nothing to do

But watch you be happy

And press forward.

 

When I see you happy

The dagger digs a little deeper

But I still rejoice

That you’re happy.

Even though I’m left to break

With no one to pick up the pieces.