Damaged and Nearly Broken

You hurt me today

You returned — into my life
 

 
Seduced — one another
 

 
Again I fell — in love

You hurt me today

Your passions at home — unfulfilling
 

 
To me you turned — wanting
 

 
Lustful needs — yearning

You hurt me today

Your wanton sexual desire — fulfilled
 

 
My love fueled passion — used
 

 
My soul — discarded

You hurt me today

There was another — more importantly cherished
 

 
I was the other — negligibly acknowledged
 

 
Insignificant and inconsequential

You hurt me today

There were no more fantastical moments
 

 
Not even a few seconds to share
 

 
You no longer had need

You hurt me today

You thought I felt — neglected
 

 
It was — scathing rejection
 

 
Cruel — abandonment

You hurt me today

You proclaimed — I am done
 

 
You flat out said — fond memories
 

 
You made it clear I am — no longer appealing

You hurt me today

Why?
 

 
I don’t matter
 

 
The answer is that simple

You hurt me today


I write of the damaged and broken, because that is the norm.

For each person who overcomes their demons, there are hundreds,

if not thousands, who do not. It is their stories I tell.

“Who am I?”

I am an independent, self-published teller of tales,
 

 
an author, as of yet, scarcely any renown.


 
However, as a storyteller, I know who I am,
 

 
and with that persona, I am both confident and comfortable.

I invite you to visit my website,

ShortStoryScribe.com

and/or Amazon Author Pages

Joe Leonardi Scono Sciuto

if you are so inclined please purchase a copy

and leave a review.

Thank you,

Joe