Shadows

Amongst the shadows of words,
I'm tired of holding back
as my heart continues to break.

I still replay your words in my head,
write them down in every poem,
even though they continue to hurt me.

You say let it go,
but the shadows stalk me,
knowing that I won't be changing,
so you will never love me
like you did not long ago.

It's a little too late to go backwards,
pretending you're not giving up on me,
we both knew that we are now broken beyond repair,
belonging forever in the history
of the darkest shadows of love.

Saffie
24

3/1/16