Poem (untitled)

Remember when you loved me?
You tore my heart and made me cry.
Who knew we would never be ‘you and i?’

Back when I dreamed of your lips,
You held another, and only loved me
For my eyes, my hands and hips.

The benefit of the doubt was your standard excuse.
I’d beg and cry – why won’t you
Turn me loose?

Holding me in arms that were cold,
You told
Me I would never love another like you.

True.

When you learned that I no longer wanted you,
You protested so much.
I thought it was love,
But you had no such

Sentiment.

How it must feel to have empty arms now.
How you must feel, knowing that I learned how
To be
Joyful and healthy and free.

Occasionally, you inject yourself into my life.
Out of the blue,
There comes you.
A forgotten sin – a forgiven lie.

I will go to sleep until you subside.