But Only We

I gave you my heart

Or

Perhaps you stole it.

To be honest, I don’t remember a time

Before there was us;

A time when I was me

And you were you

And I knew myself.

My memories are all of us;

Tender,

Caressing,

Eyes entwined and

Sinking into our warmth.

There was no me

There was no you

But only we.

Until.

Until they spoke

And you awoke

From our dream

Of pleasant pastures

Cosy fires

And holding hands.

And you awoke –

A broken spell

Because of their touch,

Fingers on your cheek

Hand on your chin

Their kiss on your lips,

Sucking you from me.

And you saw you

Again.

And then you saw them.

I’m left alone,

Not me again,

Just a hanging part of us,

Like a broken door

On broken hinges

Hanging and useless.

There was no me

There was no you

But only we.

Now

There is nothing