She asked me, “Do you believe in love?”
her eyes hollow and sunken
filled with tears
the pain of longing and hurt
shone through her face.
She pretended a smile so fake
it reflected the anguish within
subdued deep in her heart.
Free from the shackles of love
those memories bound with time
that haunt her and cause her grief
thinking of lost love, the pain.
Yes she believes in love
an emotion so pure and enduring
entwined to the core of her being.