Expressionless Mirrors

As I sit here, gazing up at the moon
Beneath the blanket of twinkling stars,
Certain I'll never see you again,
Doubtful of the future and what it holds,
Ever more frightened of the coming Dawn,
Forgetting the good times
Gladly remembering the bad,
Hands folded carefully in my lap,
I remember your smile.
Jubilant and perfect.
Kisses as soft as summer rain
Lightly sprinkled across my face.
Morning saw you out the door,
Never have I seen such a look
On that expressive face of yours.
'Perhaps,' you said, 'it is time to stop all this.
Quit fooling each other.
Really... It just isn't there anymore.'
Silly me.
Thinking that love and pain were completely different things.
Under the light of this full moon
Very slowly I make a promise.
Whatever it takes, I will not let you see me suffer.
Yet inside I am broken.
A mirror shattered beyond repair.