A gift of love

Pure, unconditional love is all I had to offer

I presented it in a perfectly wrapped box

I carefully placed a bow on the top

Addressed it to only you

I hand delivered it into your arms

I could see the delight as you opened it up

To find a piece of me that would only ever be yours

Yet you could never keep this gift safe

Over the years you were careless with my love

It has been dropped, broken, cracked and sometimes lost

The times you really cared for it was when you thought it was truly gone

You would search high and low until you obtained it again

But you never really understood what it was actually worth

The priceless possession that you had within the palm of your hands

Time has faded along with the sparkle of something new

I’ve observed your carelessness and your various games

I have seen you use it as a weapon and hold it to ransom

There have been moments you have revelled in knowing it belongs to you

Numerous occasions it has sat unprioritized in the corner with no use

I cannot take it back as when I gave it to you it was yours to keep

The only option I have is to walk away

I will not look back for you to see me weep

As I walk away I hear the gift crack and break

I leave it with you knowing it will never again be the same

It has lost its purity and the conditions have crept in

Although what is left will always belong to you

I can no longer be a witness to the mistreatment and misuse

What is left will eventually fade along with my tears

© L. Blair