His announcement caught her unawares
Like a mean uppercut under her chin
She couldn’t have ducked to save her heart
From breaking into a million shards
But her pride couldn’t let him see
How devastated and distressed she was
She straightened her spine of steel
And bid him a final goodbye
With an empty feeling slid on the cold floor
Faced with the onerous task of
Collecting all the broken pieces
Of the thing called heart.
A great poem
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Thank you! ❤️
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Pleasure
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Heartfelt!
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Thank you so much, Richa. ❤️
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Very nice way to use all the prompts in context, I can almost hear the poor heart shattering!
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Aww! Thank you so much Irene for your wonderful compliment.
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I could imagine a boxing ring..lol…well that’s basically sometimes how we need to deal with love/relationships…like boxing we should be well guarded and aware of the next big punch to happen..great poem Punam.
P.S…yey you now appears in my reader..
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Yes, relationships are a bit like that! We never know from which side the next blow will come. Thank you so much.
P.S Yayy! I am so glad. 😀💞
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Such a great read.
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Thank you so much, Paul.
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My pleasure Punam
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Wonderfully expressed poem.
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Thank you so much Hélène. ❤️
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Poignantly Beautiful……heartbreaks can be devastating
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They truly can! Thank you so much, Sakshu! ❤️
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My pleasure 😊
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Vivid and deeply sad. How beautiful you paint the picture of brokenness.
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Thank you so much, Inky. Experience.
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You are welcome, Punam. I understand this.
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Where is he? I would like to tell him off.
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Aww! So nice of you Tracy. Thank you so much.
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You’re welcome. 🙂
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So very well written.I could imagine the picture.Beautifuly expressed dear!
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Thank you so much for your generous words dear! 💞
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Such are heartbreaks. Lovely words
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Thank you so much, Shantanu.
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I really loved this poem!! It spoke to me instantly!
Bellissimo, My Friend, Bellissimo!!!
Reminds me of my post of – HER MOSAIC HEART
See what you think!
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That is a beautiful one, Chuck. And thank you so much for your kind words.
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Thank you kindly.
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