Broken Ties

Though our ties have been broken,
I can not seem to let go
You became so embedded within my soul,
That it is not possible for me to be free of you

Though you pushed me away,
I stayed with you as long as I could
When my heart was bleeding from your words,
I stayed beside you

When you were hurting,
I comforted you with my body and soul,
When life drained your strength and hope,
I let you lean on me

But you did not reciprocate
When I was hurting, you hurt me deeper,
When I was feeling hopeless and lost, you were not beside me
You took everything, without giving anything

I put everything I had into you, into us,
I put my hopes and dreams, my heart, in your hands
And with four words; “I can’t love you”,
You shattered everything

Now I walk through life a ghost
An empty shell with a gaping hole where my heart was
I have tried to keep up this charade of happiness,
But inside I feel dead

You returned my heart to me in pieces
I have tried to put it back together, but some of the pieces are missing
How can I ever make my heart whole again,
When you still have pieces of it?