My body ached for you today
stretched out cross the bed, like a corpse
I longed to hear the sweet words that you'd say
but you're gone, and that's useless, of course
I clung to the memory that you left behind
the ones where we promised forever
I've heard it said often that love is blind
always believing we would be together
No service or soil to mark our demise
only packed boxes and a text or two
Puffy red eyes from the tears that we've cried
and signed papers to prove, we are through
The aching too, will find its ending
like an appendage that's severed and gone
Phantom trembling remains as my mind's left pretending
another saga in a love that's gone wrong
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Kelli Sheckler-Amsden
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Comments (7)
Love is such sweet misery. Pity it’s such a hard road to travel. Beautiful and heartbreaking, Kelli!
Just as with a phantom limb, one tends still to feel it even after it is gone. Painfully well said, Kelli.
This was absolutely heartwrenching. Loved your poem!
Heartwrentching!!! Wonderfully written!!!❤️❤️💕
Sometimes the signed papers are for the best, though
Good job and this a poem that allows one to feel sad and know it will get better.
Aww yes that heartache will get better overtime. Such a heartbreaking poem with deep symbolism.