Sore head Crumpled sheets The moments before the mind kicks in The morning after and she turns suddenly Reaching for her phone Drunken messages sent after midnight After downing two bottles of the best red Oh how cruel can we be to ourselves Tears fall There were no words in reply She was no more to him How someone could love so powerfully Then fall away silently Was something she neither understood nor accepted She is moving through her grief and turns holding onto memories Before they too crumble away Leaving her void of emotion until another foolish Wimb beckons her She inspects her own fury which is building up in her heart How dare he wring her out like some used up dish cloth She pulls her body up heavily There's nothing that coffee won't fix Or at least this is what she will tell her frazzled mind It's going to be a long hungover day The sun is shining outside She will curl up and wait for a reply Always waiting She holds back Acceptance and denial all in one breathe