Broken Heart
As she walks by, past the ones who crushed her heart, all the pain comes rushing back.
The words they said start to fill her head, breaking her bones like sticks and stones.
Every remark they made seems to diminish her more and more everyday.
Her heart cannot swallow the pain they keep shoving down her throat.
She thought they loved her but as it turns out, they don’t.
Every word they said was a lie, yet their friendship meant the world to her. She told them
everything; all the secrets about herself no one else knew.
She never lied to them, but they were lying to her the entire time.
She was betrayed by the same ones she once thought she could trust. The ones she cared
about.
This lie went on for months until one day; they finally decided to stop.
But unfortunately, their honesty left a black gaping hole in her heart.
She cried for days because of what they did.
She felt as if no one loved her.
Every ounce of hope she had has faded away. She has nothing else to live for.
Her damaged heart is no match against their spewing words.
It is only days until she gives up on life itself. No one cares about her anyways, so there’s
nothing else left to live for...
Until one person decides to step in.
Someone she loved too but was too painful to realize it at first.
They saved her; saved her from exiling herself from the world.
She thought there was no one left to love, but all she had to do was look a little closer and
see that a small part of her heart was missing.
They sewed her heart back together and told her that they’ll always be there for her. That
she would never ever be alone.
She was hesitant to believe them, but she knew in her heart that they could be trusted.
She later realized that when life slams the door in your face and leaves you standing alone in
an empty dark room, you just need to look a little harder, and you’ll find another door.
Haylee Jent
Picture by: John Lowen