XXIX

12 4 0
                                    

For years, I took for granted

The sound of your heartbeat.

The sound that kept you alive.

Until all I heard was nothing

When I pressed my ear to your chest.

When I put my fingers to your neck,

I felt nothing, and it killed me.

Only, my heartbeat didn't stop.

Though, how I wish it did.

So, while you're hanging,

And I feel like I'm dying,

I just hope that this mistake

Isn't made by anyone else.

The mistake of taking that

Faint sound for granted

Until all you ever want

Is to listen to that rhythmic beat

Until the sound of their heartbeat,

The sound that kept you alive,

The sound that you realize

Had subconsciously become

Music to your ears,

Had simply, in a matter of seconds,

Turned to nothing.

Fragments Of A Broken MindWhere stories live. Discover now