in order to get over you.

You took a hammer to my heart, shattering what was left of you and me. When you turned away, my breath stuck in my lungs.

i. couldn't. breathe.

Who knew breathing meant tears?

And when the door shut, darkness enveloped me; I fell, knees scraping, tears flowing.

i. finally. sobbed.

i. finally. breathed.

My knees bled, and the crunching sounds of my heart surrounded me.

The sharp edges of our past sliced my fingers as I gathered every fragment. Who knew love could cut so deep?

i. bled. for. undeserving. pain.

I wandered the halls of what was once us, my bloody fingertips a trail of sorrow, leading out the door and into the uncertain light of tomorrow.