As My Lips said Goodbye

I wanted to cry when my lips said the words.
I thought I would sob as the pain welled up inside me
No tear fell from my eyes, no tears formed in these dry orbs
My heart snapped into pieces and yet I could not cry.

As my lips said goodbye

This limbo we made for our selves was hell.
We held so tight to our disappointments,
Clung so desperately to our hurts;
We began to use our love as a weapon.

As my lips said goodbye

I wanted to die.
My breath caught in my throat
Causing the words to strangle me
Yet no tears fell from these eyes, no tears formed in their dry sockets.

As my lips said goodbye

I tried not to count the days.
I tried to see the love as it began
We shared nothing but rapture.
My life over flowed with immeasurable joy.

As my lips said goodbye

No sobs broke free; no tears fell from my eyes
Not one tear came to deliver me.
I felt my lips part and heard the words
Yet I never let go…