Breaking up . . .

His eyes shifted round his thoughts
And all he could see was the clock
The clock that told him it was time...
Time to move on..
And break up with her!

He fumbled with thoughts in his mind
Not knowing which words to pick
Each seemed pretty much the same..

Laden with ice that sought to numb
Sharpened as a dagger to stab
Each with venom sought to sting.

No heart could survive any of the words
Again he fumbled
Each word came..
he carefully picked

Which had less ice?
Which was not as sharp?
Which would sting less?

He had to tell her
And only the words he had in his thoughts..
he could use

Carefully he told her...
The words numbed her
The words stabbed her
The words stung her

How could the same mant
he man whose words had warmed her
whose words had soothed her
whose words had sung to her
Have the same words?

The words that numbed her
The words that stabbed her
The words that stung her!

It hurt so bad
Her heart hurt so bad
Breaking up was never so easy..

If only there were better words to pick...