by JT Thames
He ran from down the street, gripping her purse
She turned back and saw him there, not breathing, not moving, but there
He wouldn’t stop, he was right
She knew she’d lost
And there he was, a smile
She couldn’t reach out
Any other girl surely would have, but no
It was over, for good
He didn’t know, that smile
That smile, it meant so much now
That smile, it didn’t mean a thing
His eyes then realized, it never was
Any other girl would surely know
Someday soon, she’d see
He was alone, she sees
But she doesn’t need
His heart was free, she sees
She wasn’t free, she bleeds
He smiled again
Tear in his eye
She almost fell again, but no
She turned to walk away
I can’t live without you, and then she truly knew
She turned back and saw him there, not breathing, not moving, but there
She didn’t let go
She just had to know
Would things be the same, this time
I can’t live without you, and then she truly knew
She walked up and took his hand, not breathing, not moving, but there
Together now, together forever
She opened her eyes
He was alone, she sees
But she doesn’t need
His heart was free, she sees
She wasn’t free, she bleeds
He smiled again
Tears now dry
She smiled for him, one last time
She took her purse, the end inside
No one would ever know
What she went through was over now
Pools on the sidewalk deep crimson
And clear, no more pain to feel here
Just two bodies, souls unbound
One in tatters
The other found
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JT was born in Houston and graduated from prestigious Bear Branch Elementary with honors, and went on to do the same from TCU in Fort Worth. He is a produced screenwriter, published poet and over anything and everything else, loves his wife and cats with everything he's got.
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