Set Aflame

It has never been the same since you left.
The fields in my heart can no longer keep
the sunflowers of our love alive,
I feel them burning up in flames.

Our love was more than just a lie -
it was the deepest tragedy.

You burned every petal to the ground
with each promise you made,
but failed to keep.

I dig up the soil to bury those promises,
pretending our love is still as strong
as the sunflowers we once grew upon.

But without your love,
I am running out of excuses to defend
why you are always out of sight.

So here I am,
in the burning fields of my heart,
watching our sunflower love set aflame -
waiting for the blast of eternal pain.

Saffie
25

13/2/16