Lament: Musings of a Penitent Heartbreaker
By rwb35
With hopeful heart, I open my eyes
And try to fend off all the lies
I tell myself when I think of you
It's not that I didn't give a damn
I just didn't see or understand
The pain I put you through
So, now I hang my head in shame
For I alone am to blame
For this sorrow in my heart
An emptiness never to be filled
And the loss of joy that I killed
When I tore your dreams apart
“I wish you pain” is all you said
How it echoes in my head
Now that sleep cannot be found
Aching for you and all alone
Wishing I could be as a stone
When the nightmares do abound
How I long to see your face
To wash away this disgrace
And tell you I loved you all along
With hopeless heart, I close my eyes
And mourn the tears I cannot cry
It's too late now, you're already gone
October 31, 2015