It was winter,
The night was gloomy and dim,
Netflix and comfort eating,
Heartbreak and soul seeking,
Tears flooded on the pillows of the bed
Pain in her heart strings
Tight chest restricting inward breath & ability to swallow,
God help her, she’s knee deep in sorrow,
She never thought he would do this to her,
Walk away at a time she needed him the most,
She munches away the memories as she scrolls through his messages,
How could he?
Her heart is crushed into tiny grains,
No idea whatsoever of what remains,
Late nights and wide eyes
Countless thoughts and loud cries
Comfort eating to stay sane,
Will she ever recover from this pain?
Months pass
Autumn brings her to acceptance
The heart still hurts, but a little less now,
She’s not always on her laptop anymore
Sometimes she takes walks and allows the breeze to heal her bones,
It feels like her heart is being knitted again,
And with each day she feels better than the day before
She still thinks of him and how he left her,
But it doesn’t hurt as much as it did before
A few more months pass
Spring brings with it a chance for renewal,
Her heart still beats but quite differently this time
She starts to bud again with joy and hope,
Like a rose growing from concrete, spring gifts her with rebirth
To believe in second chances &
To allow herself to love again.
Chiedza Rwodzi