Farewell

A pitiful excuse for a broken heart poem

I sit and think of the day we met
and how our connection was like two magnets.
How with each day I drew closer to you
without realizing the damage it would do.
The little cracks in my heart never began to show
until the day you started to let go.
A false sense of security,
I thought you would always be with me.
I thought our bond was unbreakable;
strong as a fortress, unshakeable.
But obviously I was wrong,
our love was not that strong.
I see now how I misunderstood.
Your intentions were always good,
but a pretend romance is all it was.
I got my heart broken just because…
                    I didn’t listen,
          I lost my way in the dream,
    thought I could hold onto something
            that wasn’t meant for me.
But now it’s painfully clear
that I am not who you hold dear,
that someone else has taken my place;
or was it ever truly mine to claim?
I wish you all the best but I can’t stick around
watching you love another in the background.
I will always think of you
and all the things we used to do,
but it will just be a reminder to guard my heart more closely;
to wear shades the next time my dreams are displayed so brightly.

Word count: 215
Line count 30