betrayal

sadness finds its
twisted path back into
her eyes as words drift
off her tongue like
smoke.

sweetness melting 
into the dark, bitter
taste of mourning.

betrayal is the only
word to describe the sinking
feeling in my stomach
as i look up to the sky.

it feels like i'm
drowning as i reach up
for your hand, already
knowing that i won't feel
it closing around mine.

did it hurt when the 
broken wings sprouted from
your back?

did they fly you up, up
and away like they told me 
they would?

happiness seems like
such a faraway feeling, 
the hole in my heart
scaring it away.

love is such a dangerous
thing, when your entire soul
is hurting for someone
who is looking down from
the sky.

i wish like a child,
that you would come back,
kiss my cheek and
tell me that you've missed me.

maybe i will see you again,
tell me that i'll see
you again.