you are not heartbreak

by Hannah Henley

you are not pack my soul into 
two suitcases 
push down from top 
zip the enclosed 
you are not nights 
curled atop sheets 
fists of cotton 
soaked sobs sinking  
into deep breaths 

you are not heartbreak 
you are not compile your memories 
catalog through photographs 
sunset overlooks 
sun kissed daydreams 

you are not heartbreak 
you are not leave a whole world behind 
come back 
act like you haven’t changed 
come back 
everything has changed 
and no one else can notice 

you are not heartbreak 
you are not lock the door one last time 
say goodbye to a four month home 
drag your feet over worn-cobblestones- 
renaissance-cobblestones- 
beat-up-shoes-cobblestones 

you are not heartbreak 
you will not know heartbreak of this kind 
until you venture past 
walls built 
calling this heartbreak