Revised Nov. 21, 2011
Shae Crawford
“Heart Beat”
I’d like to pluck the glowing orange sun from the sky and
Place it in your chest, because maybe then it’d warm
Your heart up enough to change your mind…
……………………………claim back lost time.
Oh, but my heart’s begging me to let you go,
Or rather, I think it’s a mixture of broken pieces of
Shredded thoughts that remind me of the bitter cold,
The truth I cannot let go; the truth I painfully regret……..
The truth that overthrows my nervous system, taking
Care to spread the wintry spell, creating apologetic,
Icy chills over my arms, landing in my soul like
An invisible assassin, ready…………………..…..
To murder the memory of you, ready……
To introduce me to a life anew—
A________life without
You
I have made my choice, and now it’s time—
Time to seal the pain…………………………………..and
Time to erase your face…………………………………….and
Time for bright, new days…………………………………….….and
Time to overlook your ways; it’s time to ignore you, and
Time to face the truth; and ‘tis now my time to forget
You
And, as painful as it is to admit, the thought of you forever
Leaving and relieving the pain in my heart is…………..….appealing,
And I never thought I would say this, but you can’t make my heart
Stop buh-buh-buh………..…………beating, and I can’t make yours
stuh-stuh………….……..start again; so, get out of my hands.
Farewell to you now—it’s been a long time coming.
So please tell your heart to stop pretending—
I’m standing strong……………..……………and
It’s what I have to do, so that I……….
I can…………………………………………….
Let go of………………………………..
You.
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