They lied to us when they told us 'time heals',
For time does not heal, it leaves us bitter.
As we watch the hands on the clock,
The disappointment, grief, sadness, jealousy,
are no longer superficial, passing emotions.
They are inlaid into us, unnoticed.
We become numb to their presence,
Changing us in the process.
Sometimes, one becomes so full of bitterness.
That one day, without warning, the sun no longer makes you smile,
The chilly breeze on a frosty morning no longer makes you feel so alive.
The once homely smells no longer provide comfort to your soul
and the touch of the ones you love no longer warm your heart.
Sometimes, one becomes so full of bitterness.
That one day, without warning, they lose themselves.