No Greater Pain
Hope is a collage of fragmented feelings
that fan the embers of today;
scattered amidst yesterday's ashes.
Stoking the sputtering flames of tomorrow;
egos and pride parade brazenly
upon dreams of love;
drawing the heart's attention
to unfulfilled fantasies of youth.
Betrayal is a bitter pill to swallow:
so you try washing it down with tears.
But your broken heart draws painful emotions
from the wounds of memory;
like a poultice.
And so, you don one of your many masks,
stored upon life's ethereal shelf;
and smile, as your world falls apart, piece by piece.
Yet, there can be no greater pain
than when the dagger of rejection pierces your heart.
For you have failed to find
what you've been looking for all your life;
the missing half of your soul.
But hope won't let you stop searching;
for somewhere out there
your soulmate is looking for you.
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