"The Ghost of Past Love" POEM

The Ghost of Past Love

What do you do when you’ve moved on but your heart still remembers?

How do you cope when every time you try to forget, it only gets worse?

Why does it hurt so much when you dream, then realize that that is all it was?

How does the ghost of past love still haunt you (even when you put up a fuss)?

Will you ever get over it or always be forced to think "what if, if only"?

Does seeing each other ever get easier or just make you feel lonely?

Will you always get butterflies when you catch a whiff of his cologne?

Do you forever reap the consequences of the mistakes you’ve sown?

What will you tell your children when they ask advice on matters of the heart?

Can you tell them of your mistakes? Or is it best to leave out the painful part?

When will you be able to forgive yourself and think about moving forward?

Can your heart ever heal? Will you be able to replace each broken shard?

Maybe, just maybe, I'll know the answer to all of these questions some day,

There's still a chance that I'll learn, but until then I have nothing more to say.