Eulogy for a Broken Heart

A Poem by HermioneFrost

There was a girl
Who thought she could escape
The world around her
And all its turmoil
By becoming
Part of the crowd.
She'd sit on the street corner
Of a broken road
And her violin would weep
As the people passed through
Like phantoms.

She promised herself
Not to get involved,
For trust snaps in two
As easily as a twig
And hurts
With the strength
Of a lightning bolt.

There was a girl
Who caught the eyes
Of a stranger
Across the alley
As he walked over
To feed a crumpled dollar
To her tattered,
Famished case.
He smiled at her,
And in doing so
Made the first key turn
In unlocking her heart.

She told herself
Not to give in,
Uphold "Miss Independent"
And safeguard your heart
Because no one can ever,
Ever
Be trusted.

There was a girl
Who let go her inhibitions
Little by little
Like a rose losing its petals
To the wind.
Her palms would sweat,
Words would stutter
Whenever he came around,
Even if
He didn't say
One word
To her.

She begged herself
To come down from the clouds
Before she fell
Too hard,
But her soul
Was not easily
Persuaded.

There was a girl
Who rose from ashes
With the help
Of a prince.
He gave his word
She would become
His Queen of the Winter Night,
And she
Believed
Him.

She lost herself
In his hazel eyes,
Staring
When he wouldn't notice,
Which was more often
Than not.

There was a girl
Who longed for
His touch
Or meerly
A slight smile
At least.
He carried her to the Moon
To marvel at the stars'
Infinity,
And when she turned around,
He had vanished,
Abandoning her
In a remote
Galaxy.

She cried herself
To sleep that night
While the slit
In her heart
Stretched into
A gaping hole
That swallowed her
Whole.