She said to me

“I’ll always be here.”

But then she ran away

She acted like she thought

I would be ok

She said to me

“No one will hurt you.”

But she hurt me first

By then I knew the pain

couldn’t be reversed

They say

“It’ll stop hurting in a few days.”

But really it takes

Many sleepless nights

And restless days

And even then

I know your voice will never go away