All For You

You came in from the cold to warm my life, a beating heart resuscitating my imprisoned soul – bringing colour to the palette of my life. I gave you me, all of me… all for you I was your oasis in the wasteland, a drink of cool water in the burning sands – quenching your heart. I gave you me, all of me… all for you The waves of existence lashed against our fortress, determined to erode the foundations set in love – and carved in the bark of our hearts. I gave you me, all of me… all for you Us, two against the world, we faced it all and even more, nothing could divide us – tear us apart… but you did! From the inside out, you broke us! I gave you me, all of me… all for you Ripped at the seams, what was once is no more, the essence of us left to bleed – to flow red into the sand… Sacrifices, compromises, choices made meant nothing, even though I gave you me, all of me… all for you You caused my soul to bleed because of your selfish deceit, the secrets you kept exploded into the light – searing the truth that I wasn’t enough… Excuses, justifications, waterlogged reasons couldn’t hide the fact that it was all about you, just you… all for you So here we are, broken but not beaten, the page has turned and a new chapter opens up – new possibilities, horizons to be chased, a new yellow-bricked road to follow because you finally realised… all for you Time heals all wounds they say, but we will never be what we were, facts have to be faced and decisions made – and one day you will turn to me, really look at me and say… I’m here, all of me… all for you Copyright Deon J.H. Burger 2016