here i lie in my crumpled sheets,
the ones you have abandoned in my sleep

my heart aches for your return
hoping you just got up to get a glass of milk
or make hot breakfast

but then once I'm up
I see you have gone -

the house is vacant,
carrying nothing but your
empty presence and
lonely hearts

yes,
my heart is pained,
ripped,
gnarled,
shattered

but then again,
I'm not surprised

It was only a matter of time
that you realized

i'm not the girl you're in love with


a.m.