in the end all he had was himself,
even that's not true
what he didn't know was that in loving her he would lose himself,
no longer able to put the pieces together of the puzzle inside of him
looking at the mirror, it's unrecognizable
just the reflection of a stranger staring back with hollow eyes.
he sees her living happily, a new boy, and with all the pain inside he still wishes nothing but the best
but he knows she will have to keep those memories
just as he does, vividly running through his mind like a movie stuck on replay
the good
the bad
now he sees her in everyone he looks at
compares the next girl to what was his life.
ripping him apart, nobody could ever compare
the guard on his heart now an unbreakable shell, blocking anyone from entering or escaping
still painting the perfect image of her inside of him.
just another unattainable standard for the next to fail to reach
and in the end
he is left with nothing,
just those hollow eyes.
that unbreaking shell.
and impossible comparisons.
Dec 20, 2019
Dec 20, 2019 at 1:39 PM UTC
in the end all he had was himself,
even that's not true
what he didn't know was that in loving her he would lose himself,
no longer able to put the pieces together of the puzzle inside of him
looking at the mirror, it's unrecognizable
just the reflection of a stranger staring back with hollow eyes.
he sees her living happily, a new boy, and with all the pain inside he still wishes nothing but the best
but he knows she will have to keep those memories
just as he does, vividly running through his mind like a movie stuck on replay
the good
the bad
now he sees her in everyone he looks at
compares the next girl to what was his life.
ripping him apart, nobody could ever compare
the guard on his heart now an unbreakable shell, blocking anyone from entering or escaping
still painting the perfect image of her inside of him.
just another unattainable standard for the next to fail to reach
and in the end
he is left with nothing,
just those hollow eyes.
that unbreaking shell.
and impossible comparisons.
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