Until You

I had never been used so eloquently, so well.
I had never seen a grown man cry so many tears.
I had never heard lovers utter so many sighs.
I had never believed in someone so deeply.
I had never screamed so loud, so harsh.
I had never tripped so gracefully.
I had never fallen so hard.
I had never intended to give so much.
I had never intended you to give it back so carelessly.
I had never wanted someone to disappear so quickly.
I had never wanted to run so far, so fast.
I had never cared so fully.
I had never second-guessed so much.
I had never known you to be so rotten, so crude until you decided to become a machine--this robot who could no longer feel or be felt.

You built walls.
You burned bridges.
You climbed high.
You left no trace.
But the desperately sad truth is that I could still feel you. . .