Heartbreak

I know that feelings come from the brain,
from a bundle of neurons where love reigns,
but why do I feel it in my heart,
why is it so much harder to breathe,
why do I feel that I'm breaking apart.

I never knew that love can cause so much pain,
that lost love is so hard to regain,
does my heart break on the unfairness of it all,
or because I might never recover from this fall.

My head pounds and my blood beats,
why did we make such a hasty retreat,
was it always meant to fail,
why did I not allow my mind to prevail.

In my head I knew it would end,
that this perfect reality was but a dream,
yet with all that love how could I believe,
that one day this love would make me grieve.

And still I wouldn't want to change what was,
but how can I be with you when you're a lost cause,
how can I see you with someone else?
Is it so easy to be replaced?

Love lost, lesson learnt, but I can't just move on,
so how can you in a matter of days—
forget what we had for years,
and find new life while I am still wiping tears.

Does it hurt you as it does me,
or do you just ask me how I feel because you are guilty.
Blinded by love, I saw a promise of forever—
a life in which we were always together.
But reality has now come crashing in,
and I don't know how to begin.

Where can I carry on from,
I feel like life has come full circle,
I was rational once,
why do emotions rule me now,
why can I not just forget this all,
I am tied to you with a link too strong.

Give me time,
give me space,
give me a chance to replace—
Love myself and trust my heart where I can trust no one else.