Tag: heartbreak
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Disconnected
I sleep beside youand still feel miles of winterspread between our bodies,a cold field beneath the sheetswhere nothing grows anymore.Your back is turned to melike a locked door,like a house after fire,still standing,but emptied of warmth.I listen to your breathingin the dark—steady, distant, unfamiliar—and wonder when the soundof the person I lovedbecame the soundof a…
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Empty Breaths and Hollow Lies
She learns him first in broken air,In pauses that pretend to care.His words arrive but never stay,Like smoke that cannot find its way.He speaks in almost-truths at night,Soft enough to sound like light.But when she reaches for his name,It slips away and feels the same.She memorizes what he won’t say,The turning of his eyes away.Each…
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A POEM A DAY 231
Heart of Glass Verse 1I learned to smile with my hands in my pocketsHold it together, never let it showBuilt my armor out of quiet habitsSaid I was fine, but you already knowI let you in through the cracks I was hidingSwore I was stronger than all of thisBut love has a way of finding…
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A POEM A DAY 227
Clipped I loved youwith my whole heart,my whole soul—the way eagles trust airwithout questioning the sky.At first, I soared.Wide-winged.Unapologetic.I carried light in my feathers.You didn’t break me all at once.You learned better.You clipped one wingwith a joke that landed sharp,another with a look that saiddon’t be so much.You trimmed featherswith silence,with withheld warmth,with affection rationed…
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A POEM A DAY 321
SHADOW He is the shadow From my past That seems to come to light Whenever I am Sad or lonely Especially at night Because he is the one That got away I love him To this very day I smile and I laugh As I reminisce I try not to cry I try not to…
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A POEM A DAY 317
A MEMORY When you died I couldn’t breathe I fell into Daddy’s arms In absolute grief Through tear-stained eyes I saw Uncle Tom’s face And when I called for you Brother His knees gave way That is the clearest memory I have of that day I saw him feel my pain I saw his tears…
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A POEM A DAY 198
SHATTERED HEART THIEF My heart was scattered To and fro But to you It didn’t matter You could have cared less So, I picked up the mess One shard at a time Some pieces so small and fine That I thought I’d go blind Or lose my mind During my desperate search Like a bird,…
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A POEM A DAY 144
FAITH & HOPE I won’t give you Another chance To break my heart My days of Blind faith Are over Cause faith Ran away With hope And when they left They slammed the door Simona A. Brinson Photo by Efe Kurnaz on Unsplash © Simona A. Brinson and mylifeinword.com All rights reserved.
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