sjsprWriting

You read love poems and just continue living,
while every verse makes my breath wane and pulse wither.

You read poems and your day keeps going,
while every line, every word makes my world stop and my universe shatter.

You read poems, and get to forget them,
while the abyss between every letter lingers in my heart.

You read poems, and keep living,
while I die a little more with each final syllable.