Broken

I sit with you, my guitar
As you meet with me
And as I cry to you,
You whisper back a sad, sweet melody
My tears stream down your face
Across the perfectly tuned chords
That strike each time a new tear falls
The resonance like swords
Cutting me with each of my calls
I cry out to you in whispered tones
From where has all the sadness come?
The sadness within me
That echoes with each strum
My heart is howling out
It aches with every breath
My chest shudders as I weep
Leading me to living death
My heart is broken
As my everything breaks
Led by misery of today
Led by yesterday’s mistakes
I’m broken
Everything broken
You hear every word
Even what’s left unspoken
I’m broken
Still breaking
My pain rings out
Through the music you’re making
You whisper to me
Through words soft-spoken,
“You’re breaking”
I’m broken.