Heartbreaker

She always wanted what she couldn't have

she chased and pulled, played and grabbed.

tossed countless people aside

and let their sadness fade into memories.

She found a new man

who treated her like a queen

he loved her more than she could stand

so she cheated on him.

How could she be so selfish and cruel?

treating him like nothing more than a fool.

twisting his mind 

playing with his heart

even after he'd been so kind,

trusting her from the very start.

She hadn't always been this way

there'd been a time, not long ago

when she loved someone.

She'd never loved before,

she didn't know its consequences.

That someone broke her and didn't care

how devastatingly hard she cried.

She learned never again to lay her soul bare

keep everything she felt locked up inside.

In order to hide from pain,

she didn't let herself feel anything.

Each time she hurt anyone

she felt completely numb.

hollow-eyed and heavy

with her frozen heart,

she ignored their suffering.

She just kept waiting and waiting

to feel something.

Reviews

[highthought]

first time i read about a woman who cheats here, that was clear, but u know she might love someone who is not a man , she might love someone in her family like her mother more than him and also give her more attention and also try to destroy her man just for the sake of her mother so she can be happy. what do u think of that?

[Wishful Thinker]

Phew, I totally got lost in the poem! It touches the heart. Simple words used to describe the intricacy of feelings... loved it!