Broken

From the start I catered for your every whim,

Stroked your hair while you dreamt of him.

Every night I stared at your face as you slept,

Laid your head on my chest as I silently wept.

All my ambitions in life revolved around you,

Plans laid out, heart laid bare for a fantasy only you knew.

Yesterday you showed me a little blue line,

For twenty-four hours I was on cloud nine.

A fresh start, new hope and a baby boy or a girl,

New love and a future for our family to unfurl.

Today after work I came home to an empty house,

Flowers and a ring to seek your hand as my spouse.

My heart sank as I staggered from room to room,

The building I called home had become my tomb.

A note on the table sealed my fate with a kiss,

Our past, present and future thrown to the abyss.

The life we shared, the life you grow, all a lie,

Both belong to another and the letter was your goodbye.

All the times I kept quiet and kept him out of mind and out of sight,

Now I'm alone and out of my mind because I didn't put up a fight.

You always said I was too weak and should grow a set of balls,

I always wished you'd see the times I picked myself up after all of my falls.

If you read my words know that I wish you and baby well,

I'm already dead, it's time for me to leave this broken shell.