Thrown Away

I once had my heart thrown away,
like some thing of no use.
actions of another tore my world apart.
The heartache and emotions,
much more than I could bear.

I ran without seeing or caring.
I drank to kill the pain.
I had no love for God,
feeling forsaken and unloved
I had no love of self.
I felt the shame and carried the guilt,
of failing at true love.

I had lost the will to live,
wanting only to go back again.
I was lost in the delusion,
our love would never end.
I grew harder each day.
I would not be hurt again.

In my safely guarded soul,
my heart would stay put away.
Wishes, hopes, and dreams,
I tucked them deep inside my soul.
Prayed my heart would not sway.
I’d no wish to bring it out again,
to have it broken or thrown away.

To my surprise and joy,
My family and my true friends,
their love had never strayed.
It's all you'll have one day.

Christine P. McDonald

Copyright ©2006 Christine P. McDonald