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The 4 Steps of Getting Over Him

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When you walk away from
Someone you love,
You feel a thousand, tiny, iron hooks,
Attached to the spool of memory,
Dig into your heart
And pull it out through your back,
Cracking every rib and spine-bone
As you go.

And once you've got away,
You've got to clean the wound,
And plunge your heart into boiling water,
So it doesn't fester
And turn your head rotten.

After the kind of storm
That wails around the corners,
And up the stairs,
You can sit on your bed
And feel the hollowness
In your chest-cavity
Suck at your collarbones.

Once the salt rain has stopped
Stinging your eyes and echoing in your ears,
Go outside, and carry the emptiness
Until you feel your new heart
Blossoming again.
Written for Wielders-of-the-pen's last contest. Not sure if it fits the prompt, how you feel when you're depressed, but yeah.

Look, emotional prompts are not my thing. I want to get the prompts flowing again!
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Svitavotara's avatar
Wow! Very beautiful and awesome words!