To... Poem by O.S. Brooks

I am the reason you fell
Took that large heart of yours
and crushed it beneath my words

You deserved better

So, now I'll watch the sun jump into the ocean
knowing
you were the best of my universe
hands down
the greatest

I tried
a thousand times
to create love from the torn pieces
we left behind

Yet
Love battles
Throws everything it's got at you
Takes casualties
Doesn't follow order

I wasn't ready for war back then
just folded up my heart and retreated
lost everything we'd worked for
lost every bit of you

That's when the earth died in my eyes
That's when nothing else mattered

I am the reason you fell
Now, you will not trust again
Took that bright Italian smile
and broke it beneath my whim

You deserved better

Now, I understand

In the beginning
when love was as new
there was one that got away
some one that reminds me of my youth
when love was as simple as a hand-written letter

So, I'll listen to the sound of night come alive
knowing
you were the best of my universe
hands down
the greatest