he left me in shock
i'm frozen in pain and ice
my heart shrinking into a barren rock
i'm begining to see through his guisecrying silently
not making a sound
a wordless scream
a bleeding heart being drowned
confusion slipping through
barriers raised and lowered
mind running through situations
out of my soul, pain poured
betrayed, but for the best
less pain now than later
the lesser evil chosen
than his lies would have catered
going very numb
cold stone heart with cracks
understanding nothing clearly
tears seeping like hot wax
fire rushes through my veins
anger surges painfully
wondering how many times
he spoke untruthfully
begin to feel detached
the world slipping off kilter
the cycle begins again
the truth that time will filter
© April 1999 Garnet Hyneman
