Dance

I can feel my mask melting, and for once I don't protest
This illusion's gone too far, these shattered smiles must rest
The dirty rain and salty teardrops blend so glumly at my feet
Suppressing a choked sob, I stare into the empty street
I can hear a child’s laughter and the bark of a lonely dog
The chilled air offers a raw embrace as I ignore the approaching fog
None of these things can save me from this sour fate of mine
For I see my love approaching, yet his eyes have lost their shine
He looks through my tearstained smile, and through my splintered heart
Yet he’s well aware of the harsh fact that he’s tearing me apart
I remember when he loved me, I remember his soft, sweet laugh
I remember everything he said before he ripped my soul in half
He said my name so adoringly, as if I were divine
He sang to me each night, I remember every line
All these memories and more, they haunt me with a creepy chilling grin
When I close my eyes just for an instant, these memory ghosts come rushing in
They dance around me swiftly, mocking me with my own past
Each moment they’ll step closer until I’ve breathed my very last
He watches as I lose control while offering no support
I hear him mumble that he’s changed, and then he turns, having broken short
The specters cackle menacingly as his footsteps splash quietly in the rain
They continue dancing closer as I brace myself for the pain
He’s won and he well knows it, but he doesn’t seem to care
He looks back without regret as I give in to their eternal despair

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I wrote this while bored, sad, angry, and hopelessly lost in study hall.