is life worth living when your lover is gone? 

i wouldn’t know 

i’ve heard it feels like an indescribable emptiness, a tearing of the heart 

like holding your breath and never being told to stop 

like the nagging feeling of being frozen in time 

the questions of when will it end and will i survive 

is life worth living when your lover is gone? 

i wouldn’t know 

i’ve heard it looks like 

red rimmed eyes and a chaotic mind 

a constant battle with memories left behind

shaky hands and gasping breaths 

frozen lips lacking true loves kiss 

is life worth living when your lover is gone? 

i would know 

it’s all consuming, never ending 

a continuous cycle of forgetting and remembering- their smile, their eyes, the way we laughed till we cried, the longing looks we shared 

so much spoken, nothing to hide

it was raw, it was real, a love outside of time and yet our forever now prevented when “i love you” was your last goodbye 

so i ask you, is life worth living when your lover is gone? 

no, it is not living at all 


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briannacupsa

Brianna Cupsa is a senior and loves to spend her free time (when she has any) playing piano, singing and hanging out with friends. She loves writing because it allows her to learn more about herself and others. She is excited to make the most of her last year writing in the Muse and can't wait to see how other people express themselves through their writing.