Heartbreak (like Bones Reset)

Heartbreak 
like bones 
reset.

Sweet words
soothing 
distractions
from pain
you knew 
was
coming.

As I 
melted 
in your eyes
your hands
slowly 
tightened around 
my sharp edges
the bitterness 
and cutting words 
from expired love
held as truth
for far 
too 
long.

You 
said 
everything
right.

And 
then 
you
pulled
me 
a
p
a
r
t
.

In the 
searing 
confusion
and search 
for
breath
blinking
tears…
you 
left.

You left.

It
was
only 
after 
the shock 
of your
sudden
absence
settled
and new 
love
came 
in
(differently 
than ever 
before)
what you 
had actually
done
became
clear.

You—
your soul
unconsciously
committed 
to healing
my broken ideas
about myself
through 
the swift 
and precise 
realignment
of your 
love
and 
your 
leaving.

My 
heart
jarred
back 
into 
place
now able 
to mend.

Heartbreak 
like bones 
reset.