Faltering

We pretended to talk

About the issues

Beneath our skins

But really

We were just

Skirting around the truth.

 

I saw your smile falter

As I drove away.

I think it broke my heart.

 

 

In the dark I feel

Its beat,

Faltering.

Reviews

[Beatrice Mars]

This is so simple it's beautiful. I love the image (and idea of a beating smile) of a smile in the dark. So sad and beautiful. x

[perfectlyadapted]

Nice lil' poem you got here. I like the simplicity.