I tore your kiss
from my lips
where for years
it had built its nest.
I peeled off
your touch from my cheek
to seek peace with my self.
I plucked you
from my heart
to be free
of the pain of you.
I shattered
my soul’s reflection of you
to escape the ghost
of your haunting.
I broke into pieces
the memories of you
to prevent them
owning me forever.
I burned my tears
that shackled me to you
to have again the freedom of the skies
only to find I
had destroyed
what little was left of me.
Dónall Dempsey
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/and-then-i-cried/
