Strings Once Attached Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

You wish to strum my strings,
To pluck my heart of its emotions.
As if to bring...
Upon my ears sentiment.

You wish to keep,
A melody repeatedly delivered.
Hoping we again would harmonize.
To erase discord...
And resentment to lament.
Hoping my happiness,
Is a charade I disguise.

But I can not forget...
It was you who found another tune to play.
And it was I who could not convince you...
That duet you proposed,
Would bring you dismay one day.
To Leave you feeling used and betrayed.

Choosing to sing you did with another.
With a beat completely out of rhythm,
And rhyme.

My time now has solo indulgences.
And I have found...
I did,
My peace of mind.
That took me long to find!

And strings once attached...
Known to be matched but severed.
Can never again,
Produce the same seduction.