Love Poem: Broken Glass
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Written by: Ron VanHooser

Broken Glass

I felt it break,
I saw the shards,
the frame hanging limply
in it's wake as it crashed down.

I never wanted anything but her, 
so I kept the curtain open.
But now the glass shines, where it was 
embedded deep inside my disembodied soul.

I try and try to pick up the pieces
but they cut at my skin.
I struggle through the pain
the glass still shines without her.

I can fix the shards
of the window
but there is nothing
left inside.

I could reach for the pieces
but all that would do is hide the tell-tale tracks
of a poisoned soul cut too deep,
to ever be whole.

The more I try
the more I scream.
That's the price
to ever love again.

Glass scattered 
to the mist,
but that's what I get
for feeling this…