2014

and she smiled

but it didn’t look right on her face

because it was the kind of smile that belonged

on the face of a dead person

it was hollow

and if you looked closely

you could see that it was 

cracking on the edges

splitting at the seams

and one day everything would all come crumbling down around her

and the saddest part was

that no one would be there to pick up the pieces.

but that didn’t seem right.

and it was then, i think,

that i decided i would be the one to pick up the pieces

even if it meant

that no one would be there to pick up mine.

but that was okay.

because beautiful girls always broke hearts,

even if they did not realize

or even if they did

because pain is something that is inevitable

so if she were to be the one that caused my pain

i would be okay with that.

Reviews

[Lovecraft]

Is this based on personal experience? I get the impression a woman broke your heart. Then again, I may be reading into it too much...

Still a fine poem about love and heartache. I also enjoyed the semi-subtle theme of Decay or Decaying Love in the beginning. That was beautifully described in my opinion.

Overall, I must say you have done a fairly damn good job with this poem. ;)

If this happened to you, did it occur in 2014? Just curious about the title.