You never meant to hurt me,
I’m sure,
But it seemed as if our closeness would last.
We lived and breathed our love
But you never granted me the privilege
Of believing, of knowing,
That it was anything more
Than friendship.
Maybe we weren’t in love,
But we weren’t content to be
Much less than that.
I don’t feel anger for you
I don’t even feel sadness
Instead I just
Understand
It is too tempting,
When someone offers to rid you of this
Loneliness
Of your hurt,
Of the empty space you are afraid of.
But please, hear me now,
You may lend me your hand and your love,
And I will give you mine,
But do not play with my heart,
As if it were a charity shop doll,
Already broken and thus too damaged
To feel pain
I still
Have further
To
Fall.
– Liam Xavier