Shattered Pieces Poem by Mary Lou

Once upon a time
A long time ago
I met a man
A man I could not let go

He had eyes
of deep chocolate brown
His sweet face looked
as if it knew not, how to frown

I felt him
reaching out to me
Though there was no movement
for the simple eye to see

My heart reacted
and reached out too
That very first day
I fell deeply in love with you

I had been hurt
So many times before
You gathered the broken pieces
and promised I'd be hurt no more

The years have come and gone
Each more lovely than the last
My trust grew I began to forget
All the doubts from the past

Then like a bomb
My life exploded in my face
I found that in your life
I no longer had a true place

My heart can not be repaired
The shattered pieces, far too fine
Gone is the happiness
I thought would always be mine