she cried.
when she went past me again for the fifth time since our break up
she cried.
i'd thought horrible thoughts
imagined horrible things
but the second i saw her tears...
i let that go
and dropped my life for a few moments
so i could run to be by her side.
the minute she sobbed "vito's here!"
and i saw the sad desperation
i knew what my mother felt when i shook
what she felt when i sobbed
when i remembered what he'd done to me
the same as he'd done to her.
i held her close and pet her back
trying to rub away a memory
"just breathe" we said
"he can't hurt you"
"he can't touch you"
"you're among friends"
i wanted to hug away the pain
when she left me again
i wanted to tell her
that i'll always be here waiting for her
for her to come back
but i couldn't
i can't wait around for her to break me again
she hurt me more than any boy could
when she left, so did a part of my heart
and a part of my smile