The Ruins Within

The world sees laughter upon my face, 

yet fears the pain my heart embraces.

How can I hand my heart away,
when nothing inside me chose to stay?
What once was mine, they tore apart,
piece by piece, they stripped my heart.

And what remains so bruised and torn,
no longer wishes to beat till dawn

Still, in this chaos, I survive,
hoping someday I'll feel alive
but every evening fades to grey,
and every night loses its taste away.

The ones who were meant to be my own,
still left me feeling so alone.
And now they say with careless eyes,
"love again...perhaps this time."