"Heartstick"
The distance between the head and the heart (about 18 inches)
How do you measure your value when your heartstick gets broke?
Once upon a time I was ghosted before it was even a thing.
He was no Chris Evans, but damn it hurt like hell.
Some wounds just never fully heal when like Taylor says, you're broken like a promise.
I put the pen down
because it was you on the line
It's been five days of silence,
and I'm wondering why
She's already there
I've been thinking about spare keys
and my brush on the chipped tile
so wasn't it just savage
that you came for my soul
and she was already there
The pen begins its bloodbath
four pages, both sides
while you're filling cardboard boxes
and my stuff collects on the lawn
so she could be there
Say all's fair in love
call it pride of a man
how do you measure this heartsick?
a few extra inches won't matter
when she was always there
Women (and men) have always been writing about our heartaches. It's nothing new under the sun and something relatable to every human who has ever taken a chance to open to love.
Maybe this one even has hit song potential :)