"COLLATERAL"
by Becky Hemsley
by Becky Hemsley
A figure in black came to see you last night
And told you that now was the time
And as your heart took final leave of this world
It took with it fragments of mine
And cutting myself on the shards
Wishing ironically you could be here
To help me through something so hard
See, there are some pieces so large and so heavy
I can’t pick them up off the floor
And these are the parts that I want to hold most
but I’m scared that I can’t anymore
And I know that one day I’ll summon the strength
To cobble myself back together
But there’ll always be cracks from where I fell apart
‘Cause my heart has been altered forever
Yes, they say life goes on, but I know there’ll be days
When I find myself struggling to manage
Because whilst it’s your heart that has taken its leave
It appears mine’s collateral damage
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Becky Hemsley 2023
Beautiful artwork by Rovina Cai (rovinacai.com)
My heart goes out to anyone whose heart is breaking right now xx
'Collateral' is the first poem in my book When I Am Gone https://amzn.eu/d/6uYhONT
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