Thank You!

In a single moment, 

in the silence of her questions, 

every memory was

walled, 

every moment was cemented 

in the ground. 

In a moment the warmth

of her smile, 

at the touch of your lies, 

turned cold.

A heart that loved you, 

that opened up

just for you

closed. 

"Are you my girl"

you asked, 

"Yes, she said"

today she 

took back the words 

that once put a smile

on your face. 

A second chance she 

never gave, 

except to you. 

A second chance that

made her feel 

like just maybe 

this would work. 

A second chance and a 

second glance 

that forever 

broke her heart. 

Now, as she erases 

your touch on 

her life, 

erases your memory 

from her mind, 

She slams the door on what

could have been, 

on what should have been. 

That small piece she 

of herself 

that she gave to you

not so long ago, 

is the only memory 

she can't erase. 

Bitterness and anger 

hardened the walls that 

have started 

to rebuild. 

Next time you see her, 

the love you saw in her eyes, 

replaced with pain, 

the smile 

erased by 

tears. 

Emptiness is all she feels 

now and forever. 

Thank you

for playing the game

knowing you 

could have stayed away and 

spared her all this pain. 

Thank you for 

tearing down walls, 

only to allow her to feel the 

pain you planned to cause. 

Thank you 

for showing me, 

never to trust 

never to love 

and never to undo these

walls 

for you or anyone.