how to explain a broken heart

A BROKEN HEART
is when you actually refuse to get out of bed in the morning
because you are afraid of the reality that awaits you.

A BROKEN HEART
is when you think about the individual
that broke your heart constantly.
You reminisce the "Good Times" almost
as if the "Bad Times" never existed.

A BROKEN HEART
is when you are crying yourself to sleep every night
& yet crying more & more each morning.

A BROKEN HEART
is the unforgettable smell of his shirt that
sits in that empty box; stowed away.

A BROKEN HEART
is the cold shattering feeling you receive
when you hear the syllables of his name.

A BROKEN HEART is glancing at
the pictures of the two of you,
& then quickly turning your attention
to something else to avoid your tears.

A BROKEN HEART
is secretly wanting to run back to him
& secretly wanting to just be loved by him again.

A BROKEN HEART
is asking desperately for just one last chance
with the only person responsible for your loneliness.

A BROKEN HEART is forcing yourself to hang up
the phone after you have dialed the first three digits to his number.

A BROKEN HEART is the emptiness & heart-
wrenching feeling you encounter
when you see him with his new love.

A BROKEN HEART is knowing that no matter what you do
or say to yourself, you can't fool your heart into
believing that you will in fact "Be all right."

A BROKEN HEART is listening to that one song
that makes you break down over & over again.

A BROKEN HEART
sometimes means:
not wanting to go on.