Empty

You took it and you never gave it back
You held it in your arms and let it show you the light it saw in your eyes
You danced with it and teased it and scared it half to death as if it were your own
And darling I don't know what changed

I saw you burry it in the yard and draw black circles around each imperfection as if to bruise its delicate surface
You whispered lies to penetrate its surface and then you let it drown in your backyard swimming pool

And now my chest is empty
My veins run dry
And all that I feel is the chlorine water running down my cheeks

~JQP