Leaving

How can you sit there and watch

As I cry, slip away and die,

As I scream out your name,

And watch you turn away?

Go ahead and run again!

Like you have so many times before.

Don't worry about me

I don't care anymore

But be warned

My tears will no longer fall for you,

My eyes will no longer search for you,

My arms will no longer reach for you,

They'll reach for someone new.

Yes, I have moved on,

It's your fault; you left me there,

Broken almost beyond repair,

But not quite,

My heart is whole again,

And you won't break it again.

If anyone leaves it's going to be me.

I'll walk away just like you did,

I'll break you,

Like you broke me.

Your heart will crack,

Your tears will fall.

My hips will sway,

As you watch me walk away.

My new guy will be waiting,

Your old girl will be gone,

You'll be all alone,

With no one who cares.

Just like me, but…

I will be whole again.

You will not.

You will fade.

I will grow.

That's just the way it is.

Shelby Berish

Free Verse