Ashes

I gave you every part of me I could afford to give I gave my all 100% and what was my reward You hurt me, damaged me, left me a bruised and battered mess Not once have I ever felt your touch in anger towards me Yet, this agonizing pain I feel in my chest At times almost imbarable to withstand, is real just the same There have been times that I've caught myself with the thaught Maybe it would have been easier if you had hurt me thru a physical assault No punch nor slap could have hurt me more At least bloodied lips and swollen black eyes heal The wounds you've so callously inflicted Of their healing, I can not be sure The pain in the knowledge of the many times you've betrayed my trust Killing slowly, like a cancer, my love With every lie you told, without so much as a blink of your eye "No, of course there is nobody else" "You're crazy-you know you're the only one I love" "You're the only woman in my life" A small amount of that bright light that has kept me warm inside so long The light that was my love for you dimmed a little bit more and more Until such a time the very strength of that love So weak from the many onslaughts It had not the power to keep the warm light aglow Exhausted it gave up and allowed the light to go out Now there is no warmth, no golden hue of light Now all that I have to give are the remnants of what once was All thats left is a pile of cold dark ash Where previously an unwavering light beamed Much brighter than bright the cherished light had been Ashes the only sign of the great love that had been!