A Reminder for When I Roll Over on Your Side of The Bed

(And You're No Longer There) Part Two.

It had to happen.

 

But, it all happened so quickly. 

You broke my heart and I gave you a second chance. 

I believed that if I could hide the skeletons of those girls you had slept with 

Deep inside my chest, their bones would slowly become my own.

But, those bones did not belong to me; they had invaded my body

And were eating away at my heart.

Like a parasite, robbing me of the little sanity I had left.

 

Maybe that’s why my chest felt so hollow? Why I felt so numb.

We all know the feeling of darting eyes, biting lips,

And fingernails that are now bloody from gnawing at them for comfort.

You were supposed to be the comfort I so desperately needed..

 

But, I couldn’t give paranoia a ride on my shoulders any longer.

The constant panic of not being enough was too much

For my fragile heart to endure.

So I gently put him down, and it took me so long to let go of that hand.

But, I let you go-

And as the dim light of the moon kissed your forehead,

So did I.

 

And then you were gone.

Reviews

[Aphy!]

Touching piece. Very beautiful. Dark and emotional stuff. The ending line, very effective. Short but powerful.
Aphy!

[Emily]

Nice write!!
Keep it up!!

[Elizabeth J. Gelinger]

A dark poem with beautiful and well thought comparisons and a solid construction. I really liked the words you used to describe the feelings.

[Joshua Haines]

A touching poem. I can feel the pain by reading this