Ostensible You

Your raddled heart,
your battered soul,
your bruised looks,
I guess was a disguise,
for you did just fine,
once you found your new shore

And I stayed here,
feeling the guilt,
bearing the pain,
losing my sleep,
thinking we couldn’t work this relationship out
all in vain

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