So sweet the love br so bitter the break up br br the heart-shaped br watch br br you bought me br to confirm our relationship br br I now hand back br (having no time for it) br & you try to hand it back br br & I give it back br & you give it back br br & so on br back & forth until br br you throw it br on the ground br br & in a temper tantrum br grind your stiletto br br into it br as if br br you were br trying to stamp it out br br all the love br you put into it br br this the gift br of you. br br The watch pleads br for its life br br in useless tick tocks br br & unlike br my heart br br remains unbroken br steadfast to the last. br br You pick it up br & drive off br br in a fury. br br I cry the tears br br br I couldn’t cry br with you br br br ...without you. br br They blur the sky br stain it until it runs br into sunset. br br A seagull blown inland br observes all this br br & br laughs.