Untitled Poem by Vi Lanflagle

You left me broken
With my head in my hands
You left me empty
And I’m afraid I don’t understand
What you’ve gone and done
Why you’ve left me this way
You left me hanging by a thread
Now I don’t even have that much left
You broke me
Now I’m shattered glass
I need to get away cuz I’m sinking fast
You’re gone for good
And I’m happy now
I’ve dried my tears
I’ll get through somehow
You broke my heart and my trust
But I’m happy now
‘Cuz I know I never needed us
Been broken for a while
Don’t want to go back
I’m afraid I’ll put my heart out there again
But it’ll all be an act
The pain you left me with
Is still a fresh wound
I was stupid and foolish
To think you actually liked me
Still I carry on
If you’ll please pretend not to see
The tears in my eyes I refused to shed
Now flowing freely but never again.

(April 24,2006)