Valerie Alexandra

Left to Bleed

I was young and naive

Dreaming of what our future holds

Thinking what we had would last forever

Having 5 children together

And 10 grandchildren, if we’re lucky

Then storms happened

Tide gets high and the wind blows hard

I’m leaving you, he said

We were never right for each other, he said

I’m the source of your pain, he said

Then, he kissed me goodbye

Ever so lightly, ever so shortly

And right then and there

My heart was ripped out of my rib cage

Leaving me bleeding to death

It’s like every love songs have lost their meanings,

All the butterflies have died inside,

And it’s like I’ve lost all senses,

That with him gone,

So was I