AN: A poem about my ex, a memory triggered by a comment made.

Waving goodbye to a passing love,

Wishing the feelings would leave with them.

Memories stuck, trapped somewhere,

Unable to leave, there to torment.

Needing to find ways to cope

With the nightmares of a passed love.

Funny how that one sweet comment,

From the current love,

Could bring back those strong hidden desires.

Memories that are locked away,

Scared to say and scared to forget.

Locked in a box with a thrown away key.

What's the price to pay as you watch them leave?

What are you losing when you do not say?

He watched you sleep and prayed to hold you.

So peaceful you were, living in hell.

Peaceful but restless as your tortured mind spoke.

It spoke of hidden fears and forgotten worries.

Would life have been better without it?

Who would you be now if was never there?

Never able to forget him, as much as you try.

It hurts all the time and the scars are reminders

To never let someone that close again.

Trust stolen from you, never to be given back.

A void in your soul, leaving you incomplete.

Scared to close your eyes, scared to sleep.

Does he feel the same? Will he ever?

Playing songs tainted with horrors.

Tears and pain all come flooding back.

Why do this to yourself?

Unable to trust and unable to love fully.

Left broken and unfixable,

Waving goodbye to a passing love,

With tears in your eyes,

And no breath left in your lungs.