Gasping for air

I leaned against the cold marble

And slid down to the floor

The tiles felt cold against my back

The beautiful marble

Cold and heartless

Surrounded me

And within my despair

I thought

 This is

The perfect setting for a heartbreak

The perfect setting for a soul to break

Alone 

A hotel bathroom

Fitting

I screamed in anguish

But heard no sound

Was crying

But felt no tears

He had taken everything

There was nothing left in me

No strength

Not even to cry

Again I screamed in agony

Silence

He’d done it

After all these years

He’d finally broken me

Scattered my existence

A lifetime of mending

The broken pieces of an unsolved puzzle

And he says

It’s not worth it

Four simple words

That sliced right through me

Like the blade of a guillotine

Pounding down on my heart

I felt every inch

As it cut through my soul

I can feel it now

Still

On the bathroom floor

Part of me remains

Laying in silence

There

Stagnant

Among the cold beautiful marble 

**Kate Kouture**