This Is How I Lost Her

I lost her when I watched our love burn to the ground but did nothing.

Her feelings and wellbeing were never a priority to me.

She held on, but at some point, she had to let go.

Pietra Schwarzler

I lost her when I shut her out.She was never welcome in my world.

I lost her when I convinced myself that I never needed her.

That her presence in my world was threatening to my ego as a man.

woman standing looking sad

Pietra Schwarzler

When I left her all alone for the world to do their worst.

I lost her when I stopped being there for her.

When her needs werent as important to me.

I lost her when I tore her heart open.

When I broke it into tiny bits.

I lost her when I watched our love burn to the ground but did nothing.

I lost her when I lied.When I played catch with her heart.

When I played a game that was never worth it.

I lost her when I lied well enough to convince myself that that was truth.

But to her, I was an open book.

I lost her when apologies were heavy to my tongue.

When her voice shook.

I lost her when her words burnt me from the inside out.

I lost her when I forgot how to make her laugh.I lost her when I forgot her laughter.

When I couldnt remember the last time she laughed and caught her breath.

I lost her when I couldnt remember how beautiful she looked whenever she laughed.

I lost her when she lost her smile.

When her pain overwhelmed her joy.

I lost her when pain was the only thing written all over her face.

I lost her when my touch was cold to her, foreign.

I lost her when my hugs were cold and unwelcoming.

I lost her when every little thing I did was never from the heart.

I lost her when I stopped speaking from my heart.

When I lost sense of what love is all about.

I lost her when she shed a tear for me.

When she told me that I shouldve been myself with her.

I lost her when she had no more words for me.

I knew I lost her when she said goodbye.