Because I Loved You
overwhelming passion
so convincing was your game
frail heart spun like a yo-yo
until at last the toy, like you, didn’t return
broken I lay
huddled in sheets of despair
empty bed, my new home
anguish seemed to last an eternity
sadness made way for anger
anger led to acceptance
acceptance to complacency
hidden I remain
heart within an impenetrable fortress
only night, not a knight, seeks passage
darkness everywhere
memories expelled
because I loved you
I shall never love again
*by Carolyn Devonshire for Dana’lynn’s “Secondhand Emotion” contest
Copyright © Carolyn Devonshire | Year Posted 2012
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