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
amongst thoughts of love;
demanding your attention.
Betrayal is a bitter pill to swallow;
yet you try washing it down with tears.
Broken hearts draw painful emotions
from the wounds of memory;
like a poultice.
And so, you don one of your many masks
stored upon life's shelf;
and smile as your world falls apart.
But as the dagger of rejection pieces your heart,
there can be no greater pain.
For you have failed to find
what you've been looking for all your life;
an eternal soulmate,
the missing half of your soul.
Copyright © Emile Pinet | Year Posted 2020
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