I still mourn for everything I have lost
but I know that I will recover
for I do not need to mourn forever
over your devastating betrayal
I now understand
that I was just a superfluous chapter
in the story of your life
and I listen to my broken heart
beating in the silence of the night
for a while I kept a final candle burning
long after you left me in the darkness
and I listened to the clock
counting the unnecessary hours
between what was
and what will never be again
I understood the tragedy of loving you
beyond the boundaries of your need for me
Still holding the remnants of a love
that has forgotten how to remember me
©Ann Bagnall
