THE GIRL I LOVE IS NOW ANOTHER'S

I stand here:

Crestfallen, 

Will broken, 

Browbeaten, 

Spirit sunken, 

Face ashen. 

I stand here:

Eyes leaking, 

Palms sweating, 

Legs wobbling, 

Soul draining, 

Nose running. 

I stand here:

Heart shredded, 

Blood curdled, 

Hairs extended, 

Jaw slacked, 

Skin incensed. 

I stand here and: 

See without looking, 

Feel without touching, 

Listen without hearing, 

Savour without tasting, 

Inhale without breathing. 

I stand here

And watch as:

My soul mate chooses another, 

The bone of my bones is claimed by another, 

My missing rib completes another, 

My heart cleaves to another. 

I stand here 

Speechless, as:

My world moves out of orbit, 

My future becomes my past,

My day turns to night,

My existence turns blight.

I stand here 

Knowing it's all my fault;

The girl I love is now another's. 

© Pendullum.