The Ruins
When you left me
The ruins of all that was us.
Collapsed inside my chest.
For a very long time
I stood in those ruins
Still thinking I would find you there.
But it was only the wailing of old ghost
Looking for a home.
Once I  thought my ruins
were all that is left of me.
But even ruins take on a new life.
Wildflowers are now growing
Between the rubble and bricks
Colours are appearing
as she sun rises above
the broken buildings.
Ivy has grown over the broken towers.
Sunlight is falling
warming the new life.
Sure I miss your laugh
The sparkle in your eyes
I do not think of your kisses though
That would surely break my heart in two.
But I  am expelling your ghost
To find another abode
In someone else’s broken heart.
My ruins are slowly being restored
Brick by brick.
The gardens bloom with new life.
A life that does not include you.
Because life has gone on
without you in my ruins.
And now I must go on as well.