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I Loved You

I see you, lying there,
Dead,
Like a dog, 
Bleeding.
Your blood and sweat mixing
And pouring on the floor.

I love you.

I opened myself to you.
You knew everything about me.
I trusted you.

But I turned around and you
Stabbed me in the back.

I loved you.

Your eyes were wide with shock,
As I came towards you,
Then they turned to fear.

I loved you.

As you fell and scrambled away,
I came forward with my arm raised high,
My eyes bleak and emotionless,
You watched as my arm came down,
And you screamed.

I loved you.

I am empty now,
My body is covered with your blood,
You took away my heart,
I took away your life.

I loved you.

But I cannot live with a heart.
Me, the dog hugging, children loving person that I was,
You have destroyed me.
I am nothing. What do I have to life for?

I loved you.

“I can’t fake living with emptiness 
inside me,” I say out loud.
As I sink the knife into myself.
It hurts, but finally as my eyes close,
I feel.
I finally feel something.

I loved you.

And a teardrop falls to my cheek, 
Just as I fall atop you.

I really did love you.

Copyright © Astrid Tres | Year Posted 2007

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