BROKEN

Once whole, now I'm broken.
All my kindness and innocence stolen.
For your love I developed a fracture,
my heart was once whole and tender,
till you came and ripped it apart.
I once compared you to the moon,
an error that has led me to this doom.

Once whole, now I'm broken.
All my kindness and innocence stolen.
I submitted to you eternal commitment,
In return, you handed out a cruel punishment,
Stamping upon my loyalty as if it were a rag,
while flaunting your betrayal in a brag.

Once whole, now I'm broken.
All my kindness and innocence stolen.
I'm unable to love in all honesty,
for the pain of your betrayal lingers like prophecy.
I now trash out promises like saying good morning
for I'm always in a state of mourning...
mourning my fractured heart like one would a dead good cat.

Once whole, now I'm broken.
All my kindness and innocence stolen.
Like a wet bird, I struggle to stay focused,
shifting from one female arms to another.
Each day into doom I edge further,
for I find solace in the bosom of alcohols
leaving memories on motel halls
And counting on God and time
to deliver me from this self murder.

Once whole, now I'm broken.

Author: Bright Herman Agbewu

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