(a poem written two years ago)

Chapped lips

And swollen eyes

A sore throat

And broken ties.

Another fight

Another night

Full of confessions

That I want to hide.

More tears

More sniffles

More fears,

Love wrinkled.

Another poem

Another sad song

To try

To try to move on.

More damaged hearts

More pain

More to bring us apart

Love shamed.

Another regret

Another fact

To break us down

Again.

More sad looks

More silence

More that was took

Love fenced.

Used tissues,

And a running nose

Upset stomachs

And a dying rose.