A Cage To Hold My Dreams
Love Discarded
Parting would be easier if I knew
the reason,
if I could look into your eyes
for one last time and say goodbye
properly.
I thought we were the best of friends
I believed that by being at your side
when you needed me,
you would not walk away when
I asked for help
Some years ago I wrote "the only
people able to hurt me are the ones
whom I hope never will."
Being rejected by you has hurt me
deeply because I am a proud man
and this was unexpected.
But mostly I hurt because you have
done it to me in the coldest manner
imaginable.
Silence is soft, fertile soil in which
anger spreads like weeds
It never crossed my mind that you
would fail me so spectacularly.
Now, by stealing away like this,
secretively,
like a thief evading capture, you have
thrown back in my face everything
which made life worthwhile.
You must feel very sure of yourself,
more certain than I am of anything,
to be able to discard love so easily
and toss it away
like an empty milk carton.
