Waiting for My Heart to Break in Two

Oh, to feel my breath
inside of what
has not been touched in years
by the breezes I find,
as if meant
to be
my air.
After the sunset fades,
I cannot express
how it feels to have
your heart broken in two
and for days hear a song
that still loves you
in the morning.

Flying straight through the tinted glass
I hold on tight
to the place I know
is standing in the distance.
In search of one,
whose notions move into shadows
loyal to an army of water
that sits backs and looks at every word
as if
it is an ocean
of a single heartbeat.

I sing this song in my heart
with my eyes closed,
never bitter,
but you know that.
I hold no shame of the memories
held dear,
their touch whispers
like a smear of warm sun
promising not to forget
what it searches for.
Smiling into eternity’s cup,
I begin to write.

I write of dancing in the windows
where the sun and moon
are uninhibited
as they drink from the air
of unmeasured words.
A place where the only thing I wish for
is a glimpse of flowers
that will push the thoughts of waiting
for my heart to break
in two
….away.

Author's Note

Artist *JiaLu

Reviews

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they drink from the air
of unmeasured words.

Love those two lines.
Speaks volumes.

A place where the only thing I wish for
is a glimpse of flowers
that will push the thoughts of waiting
for my heart to break
in two
….away.
Just awesome Neva, you write with such grace and beauty.

[Melobldnfr]

Oh my goodness, how this touches, moves, and well...penetrates! Your words invoke piercing emotion. I know well "how it feels to have
your heart broken in two
and for days hear a song
that still loves you
in the morning.",
yet would have never thought to have expressed it quite like that myself. I do have a song I've written where I tried to express it. Perhaps I will post it soon. If nothing else, I do believe I am off to fetch my guitar and play it now. Thank you so much for sharing!

[Birdman313]

they drink from the air hmmmm that makes the mind wonder out loud
love it

[.]

well you understand the heart and pain of loss it feels..I feel this ..

[Teri B]

Some things we can never recover from, even if a scar forms over the wound. The hurt goes too far down...

[unknown]

Lovely poem, and hopefull those flowers can keep the heart together as 1.

[Yari Garcia (Older Prof..]

One of my favorite poems by you. Truly a work of art.

[Rene Velez]

Powerful prose...beautiful in every sense...

[Cascara (aka Sprint Goe..]

Emotions are penned nicely, once again.

[Ruth]

Your pen bleeds as much as the heart Neva, so wonderful xoxo

[Audrey Howitt]

their touch whispers
like a smear of warm sun
promising not to forget

And so the heart too promises not to forget--
Gorgeous writing--and it took me to a place I didn't want to go--but in such a gentle way