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Broken Heart City

J. J. Brearton

I drove into town—
wasn’t exactly lost
but looking for something.
The buildings--the people--
I wasn’t ready for them.
Got lost, thrown away,
abandoned, found--
somehow got a grip on you.

Just too many things--
too many--too many things,
going on.

I know I wasn’t paying attention.
I said the wrong thing.
I never was good
at saying things.
Never had much practice.
Didn’t know what to say.

All that trouble.
All the things that happened,
and you just got away from me.
And now you’re gone.

I remember your lipstick--
your kiss
but now all I have
are big buildings
surrounding me
and nowhere to go.

I know I was a fool
just like the fool
who says he hopes to see you
some day in that crazy place
called the Kingdom of Heaven.
Same place, just without the buildings.



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