Broken

What are you to me?
A smiling memory,
A heartache in a jar,
A strong and mad elixir
I dared to drink

The taste is bitter now,
But I can still remember
How sweet it was
On your lips
And on mine

Sleeping seraph
Whose heart I held
Closer than you knew,

Was it in vain
What we exchanged—
A friendship for a broken love?
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Yates Avatar
October 27, 2009 at 10:50 PM
Broken hearts are such a painful sorrow... I am sorry for your loss, very nice write!
K Avatar
May 28, 2009 at 7:32 PM
So sad, very creative the way you have written this piece....I love it -Jessica
Devonshire Avatar
February 19, 2009 at 9:36 PM
Nick, "A heartache in a jar" is such a great metaphor. Sometimes lovers come and go; true friends are hard to find. Check out "Blizzard" and you'll see what I mean about the importance of friendship. And you're not "Ruff" at all, sweet one. Love, Carolyn
Ehigiator Avatar
February 17, 2009 at 6:06 PM
Beautifully written but very sad. Sometimes it is better to remain friends and be happy than to cross that line where nothing will ever be the same and risk losing them..Wonderful imagery portrayed here, Nicely done..God Bless*Tyesha
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February 17, 2009 at 3:38 PM
I loved this, really. It makes me think of my soon to be ex husband, sadly. Great write .....Aleera
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