the hardest hit

An instant sting you gave me 

Kissing me straight away

A broken collarbone forthwith

But how is it you stay?

 

What drew us both together?

Perhaps it was only this

A silly nurse gave all her time

And him only mindful of his

 

You asked me for emotion

I gave it to you in heaps 

How it was I didn’t see

You weren’t playing for keeps 

 

Suddenly I’m vulnerable 

Floundering at your feet

A feeling inescapable 

A lion and you my meat

 

You hang like a scotch mist on my mind 

I wanted a love you couldn’t find 

You pulled away but you had stuck

How far into my veins you had snuck

 

Where was your courage

That I could clearly see?

A massive realisation 

When it didn’t apply to me

 

Your words though true left me raw

How to make a heart thaw?

Compliments to me you’d bless

You’ve left me in such a mess

 

A great effort this will be

To give up on you and me 

You’ve left my world almost stark

The bite was worse than the bark

 

Less lonely now than with you

Friends I couldn’t see coming through

Another one I just don’t want

Just me, myself and I contd.