SOLITUDE

My heartbreak was a foe
I could not face 
I hadn't even the strength 
to raise a white flag 
With each turn I took to avoid it 
It followed me 
until I was surrounded 
engulfed, trapped, with no place 
left to turn. 
I sent my heart away 
So that she might be spared. 
And I faced heartbreak 
or rather it faced me. 
There was no battle. 
I was beaten from the start. 
It stayed with me 
like an albatross around my weary neck 
Heartbreak took its toll on me 
Leaving slowly as it was appeased 
I haven't seen my heart since then, 
although she sends me letters 
giving me clues to her whereabouts 
and longing to be found 
Perhaps one day I'll search for her 
But not today - too much to do. 
I wouldn't know what to do with her 
I can't remember how she works.

Imran Nazeer

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