Heartache is such a brutal lover

Squeezing that fragile heart

So that each beat causes pain

Collapsing the lungs

So that each breath is staggered

And twisting the stomach

So that each waking moment

That horrid feeling,

That spewing out your insides feeling

Never goes away.

Those tears, salty and bitter

Burn their way down your skin

With their never ending flow

Tired, weak, and very weary,

You lie awake at night

Fearing nightmares, terrified of dreams

They only show you what you can’t have

But even though these painful feelings,

Gnaw away at your very being

You’ll still grasp at that small chance

Of hearing their voice once more

Only to live in the painful night

With heartache, that brutal lover.