Loving Lies I never knew what "heartache" meant Till you left, till our last goodbye I never knew that my heart could hurt I thought those feelings were in the mind But it happens, whenever I think of you, This tight, achy feeling here in my chest, That persistent pain of loneliness For something I know I can't possess, Now, whenever I touch the back of my neck, I still remember you kissing me there, How you held my face in your gentle hands And ran your fingers through my hair, And this pain is so very hard to bear, The words you said as we made love As you smiled into my wondering eyes, Did I dream those hours, or were you real? But there's no denying the pain I feel, How could you tell me those loving lies? How you could leave me alone like this, With my broken heart, and my empty hands Reaching for you in sad, impotent despair To the emptiness of the empty air? Then my eyes overflow as I realize Your compelling words of love, those lies, Are convenient words that you always say Before you so calmly just walk away Poetry