Rebuilding

I wrote you a note
And tore it to pieces
A symbol of my heart
And the pain it releases

Hurt more than you thought
But that didn't matter
Diminished to nothing
A meaningless tatter

Pathetic and lonely
But woe is not me
I'll build myself up
I don't need sympathy

Reinforcing myself
Letting no one else in
I'm done dwelling on what
We could have been