It was hard to say goodbye.

Closing off a chapter that I didn't want to end.

For once, words cannot encapsulate my feelings,
even through poetic representation.

Last week I was hurting.
As if a shadow had been cast
over everything in my life.

I quickly learned how inaccurate
the word "heartbreak" is.

A slow ripping, tearing sensation in my chest.
"Break" is too quick of a word
for something that prolonged and painful.

This week, though, I am just saddened.

Lost a friendship that meant a lot to me.
I put 110% into that relationship.
It was everything I had ever wanted.
And I was happy with how things were going.

But other feelings started sprouting up,
unbidden and unwanted....