Hopeless Romantic Facade

Beneath that smitten gaze lies an ebbing ache that won’t go away

That isn’t faith brimming in your eyes

It’s the look of pining throughout the night

Pondering all the what ifs and whys

As your heart unravels all the soft spoken words that have turned out to be rosy veiled lies

Would you be able to relive this time when your heart went alight?

Or is this always doomed to end in lingering spite?

As the stars begin to overtake the sky

The soft fusillade against your ribcage rouses awake again

And the throbbing pain wraps its cordons around your psyche once more

It’s a phantom pain that seems benign

Yet it constantly looms over and waxes with each passing moment

Continuing on and on forevermore

Fortunately, rumination is only transient

As all things do, this internal turmoil has to rest

Even if it’s just a fleeting instance of relief

The sorrow finally beckons you goodnight

And finally the dawn’s silence makes everything feel alright

Just for a moment

You can still smile