~
Emotions are dying,
punctured by
shards of my dream,
as our love
explodes around us,
and happiness is
a fading scream
that ricochets
through my mind,
scattering fragments
everywhere,
and I watch in numbed silence—
all I can do is stare
as my life is reduced to rubble,
nothing left but shattered hope,
and I’m not sure
I can do it;
I’m not sure I can cope
without you.
©️ j.sexton