A Ghost of Me

love lost... and ourselves with them

Take a breath|

Hold it

And in that breath,

a moment

A moment that I gave to you

And with it, all that breath

You say 'It's all in the past'

As if that numbs the heartache

But it's okay

I gasp

I scream

And then

I breathe again.

I get back up and smile at you

to try this love again

You cannot say I didn't try

I tried

and tried again

You took my heart and beat it up

And told me that was love

You told me to stop fighting

And that just made me stronger

But my blood

on the floor

It took away my hope

I could keep on loving you

Until the end of time

But what's the point in loving someone

Who only hurts you back?

They can say they love you

With all of their heart

But how can they watch you bleed

And not get torn apart?

And you, my Love, you said the words

Told me that you cared

Despite all of the pain

And in the end,

Despite my cries,

You

walked away. 

Author's Note

Now I will say now this poem is probably pretty bad on a lot of levels. It's been a while since I've been writing poetry for fun and this is kind of a new beginning.
That said, judge as you will. I shall not be offended.