Words, broken with tears to mend

your words hurt

crying late at night. i let your words hurt me. to trust you anymore would be like

feeding my heart to the sharks that wander outside in the bay. silently, slowly, and

deadly. i reach for your loving shoulder that was there many times before but just

get brushed away. the tears have their own little world. i try and control them but

my heart aches for you even more. i can't control that either. the only thing that

seems to respond to the way you treat me is the way you keep walking out on me.

is my mind telling me that i deserve more. that i shouldn't let you hurt me any more. that

i should be the one leaving. everyone says leave but all i'm hearing is your once

spoken i love you's. can't seem to understand the difference between love and pain.

©shannonmarie