Past Love

I hope everyone who has experienced the devastating downfall of love,

The unexpected shattering of their heart that they couldn’t yet predict

Because they were so caught up in the feeling of overwhelming lust and longing

For the person they worshiped,

The person they prioritized most,

The person they thought was their other half.

I hope those gentle souls learn to love again,

Open up their hearts with a welcoming smile and open arms.

And slowly the light will start to flood into the windows of your mind

That you angrily covered with the shutters of grief

That will be drawn open now, that will be forgotten.

I hope that your heart that has been restrained by thorn bushes of hatred

And hanging ropes of heartbreak will break free,

Will cover up its wounds.

And you do, you hesitantly hold your needle and thread on the operating table

And slowly, carefully you stitch up the gashing wounds of past love.

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

I enjoyed your metaphors here. Wounds take time to heal.. My everything broke my heart at 28, but I grew stronger and got over him. Now I see him with different eyes. I was blinded by him. There can be healing and there can be new adventures and paths to travel. Thank you fot sharing.

Chrus

[Gecko]

Thank you so much for this heartfelt review. I am so glad this poem resonated with you the way it did, I aspire to change people or move people and my writing and knowing I've done just that makes me feel so much better about it.