HURT

yes, you damaged me,

you stained my skin dark blue,

the exact shade of your eyes after smoking a packet of cigarettes,

and yes you were once my entire world,

my lips screaming your name, my heart etched with your initials, just like a tree bark at a deserted park,

yes, you did make me happy,

midnight journeys and alcohol kisses at three in the morning,

yes, you were my biggest mistake,

constant arguments and the outline of your fist colliding into the drywall still evident,

yes, i still love you,

poetry written only ever for you, and my eyelids imprinted with the image of your once warm smile,

yes i love you, i always will.

- louis rose