The pain is so real that even a frayed heart couldn’t break this ******* Clasped tight My chest squeezes out the remaining air that settles beneath A somewhat elusive reminder that there’s nothing more left to say No room to breath again No space to stretch my wings And yet in silent moments my yearning Can be heard Rumbling to the surface like a volcanic eruption Angry and docile Waiting and ready Unexpected and yet In these moments I feel closer to you than I ever did To look past the mirrored reflection Erected to protect me Not from you but from my expectations of me being with you Though it wasn’t hard to see we could never climb the same mountain and still be on the same page We weren’t sculptured from the same beginnings so understanding was seldom real Empathy is only sweet when real Sympathy only lives a short life for those who are tarnished with regret and heart strings no longer are strummed by the gentle hand of the lover who has lost their love In moments like this I dive into the dark ocean that is my soul It’s quiet and soothing If not a little lonely at times And yet When I curl into self I almost feel non existent The smoothing lull of nothingness