As a child I started whole,
My inner self so pure and fair.
‘Till that winter dark and cold,
I left a loved one with no care.
Not until two months later,
Did I realize what I’d done.
Regret tore through me ever greater,
And ultimately it won.
This parasite I speak of,
Lasted until I had died.
I was emotionally drained,
Completely dead inside.
The pain, I hid deep inside me,
The parasite gnawing away,
Remorse took over – controlling,
My heart was not meant to stay.
