Ache

Have I managed to accurately convey the ache inside of my chest?

How I almost didn’t believe you the moment you said you were escaping west?

And how you told me I could take the train with you across those shallow plains

But I wish I hadn’t kissed you

Cos you know I’m trapped on the coast of Maine

And every memory I have of you is just a fleeting pain

I want you to miss me

But I haven’t heard from you since May

Are you happy out there, all alone, without me?

Were you running away from something, maybe me and my accusing gaze?

Or towards a life you knew I would never praise?

When I think of you all I feel is a pang deep within my jaw

An ache inside of my chest

At night I try to rest

But the ghost of your soft silhouette

Keeps me up long after the sun sets

My heart is like a raw exposed nerve

Agonizingly burning to the touch

Like someone held an electrified wire to my ribs

To be honest, this torture is just too much

Sometimes, I wish I could forget you

I wish your absence didn’t make me bleed

But I’m happy that I knew you

I don’t think I would change a single thing