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Christina Rose

Life's Game Called Love

As I lie here alone, I cannot help but wonder...How can you leave me so easily? Have I not shown you real love or was giving you my heart and soul not enough? I have tossed my fears aside so that you may find a place within. I can only ask myself if I gave too much or gave too little.

If one was to look into these walls of mine, they may shudder in shock. They may even question how a person may exist with so many scars that have been left behind by those who have entered and departed. Hurt and pain are not a mystery but a necessity. Life cannot be complete without their presence. They are essentials to be used as strengthening tools for one's becoming whole.

Once again, I have played life's game called Love and once again, I have lost. I can only treasure the lessons that I have learned from them. Someday, I may put together the pieces of my broken heart and find what it is that makes love everlasting. Until then, my heart shall remain protected silently behind my wall of scars.