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My Broken Heart

You smile at me
with that knowing stare
because you are well aware
it’s my only weakness.

You have a hold on me;
I am powerless
to resist you.

My mind is consumed by you.

I have no control over
my thoughts anymore.

You will be the end of me,
but I don’t mind dying,
falling off the edge
of your lips.

My heart is a fragile thing
and all you ever do
is try to unravel me.

I can’t seem to let you go
even though you bring me down.

I try to leave,
but it’s so hard
to keep my distance
when you’ve gotten so close.

My body betrays me;
I hunger for your touch.

I feel you move through me,
stirring inside me
awakening a fire.

I just wanted to finish
what we started,
quench the blaze
we ignited.

But you burned me out
and I'm hanging onto this match
looking for something else
to spark me.

I'm left holding onto nothing-
the ashes of this affair
sting my heart.

And you walk away unscathed.

Rewrite 2012