Debbie Middaugh Poet Rhyme

WHEN MY SMILE WAS REAL

 She used her ears to hear,
I used my heart.
  I played the dumb-ass,
She played it smart.

  My heart is broken over a love
that never existed.
  No hesitation from me,
I never resisted.

  It is my fault,
I took her serious.
  The entire time she
Was nefarious.
 
  I knew peace,
Then came the chaos.
  She moved on,
I paid the cost.

  The way she looked at me,
That first time.
  I believed it was more than
Sublime.

Love is blind,
I was unable to see.
  She evolved into
 someone she swore
 she would never be.

 She sliced me with 
Cruelty.
  From the pain comes 
A thing of beauty.

  I know my heart,
will never heal.
  I miss when my
smile was real.

   Turbo1904?

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Karen Jones February 13, 2024 at 6:20 PM Well done! You know all love poems can’t be happily ever after because life isn’t. It’s somber but melodic! I enjoyed it!

David Fisher February 13, 2024 at 4:39 PM Love the title! And enjoyed the rhyming flow of your poem, though on a tough subject.