A Thousand Heartbreaks

My heart breaks
Over him
My heart aches
And, I'm alive again

Take me for a trip
To the dreams you paint
Take me for a journey
I long to stroll down
The gold in your streets

Maybe somewhere between sunrise
And marmalade lavendar midnights
At that corner cafe
You and I may soon meet

I've watched a thousand heart breaks
I've stretched my heart to yours
Just to remember, unbridled passion
Still makes the spirit soar

I've dipped between continents and trees
Just to greet you once more
Just to see a familar face

Through the falling of leaves

Take everything from me
I give it to you freely

But I ask of you
Please, just leave behind one thing

The perfect memory of us,

I need it to keep me company

In the wake, of my broken dreams.

-ySm.

(Photo by terwilliger911.)

Traces of You

A poem for the broken hearted...

It's been 100 hours

Since I last heard the familar

Ring, of your voice

It's been too many tears

Since I've last remembered

The look of your face

You left me yesterday

You left me

Without a glance

Without a second look

Or chance

I lit a candle

And watched it flicker gold and blue

I walked to the kitchen, alone

And, tripped over the spilling

Memories of you

It's quiet in my space

And emptiness

Now fills my place

All that remains is

The trace of your tender kisses

The reminder of your touch

It's all those little things I still miss

With everything in my heart

Far, far too much

-ySm.