my heart beats in my chest
thump
thump
thump
its knocking on my ribs cage
asking if it can leave
your words float around in my head steadily
each syllable tempered
prepared hours before delivery
the look in your eyes wasn't angry
but sad
oh so sad
first because
the reason why
the cause of all this
that was the first calculated response to fall from bitten lips
and at this second I still had hope
I carried that hope like a national treasure, hidden away from the windows of my eyes
so he couldn't see that, that was all I had left
the hope of reason
second word youre
I held my breath as hope tore at my insides
as my soul clawed at my inner walls and screamed at god
begging for mercy
third a
my a scream stuck it self in my throat
WHAT AM I
WHAT AM I
PLEASE
I'LL BE ANYTHING YOU WANT
I'LL BE WHATEVER YOU NEED ME TO BE
please…..
please……..
fourth liar
two syllables
four letters
approximately point seventy three seconds
and that was all it took
my world shook beneath my feet
the stars in my sky blinked out
one by one
like buildings in a big city during a power surge
each star almost exploded with the intensity of their hope
and then one by one the went dark
one by one
the stars in all my sky died
my sun went down for the last time
my moon disappeared
and my world was suddenly dark and quiet
it was so very very cold
and to think
a few words ago
my sky had stars
and my body had feeling
its funny how just a few words can change everything
just a few words
can destroy a world
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