There is a tremendous cruelty in this process to remove my heart,

For I received no anesthetic, no numbness before the start.

And quite a malicious procedure it was, certainly not to save my life,

And not to repair arteries or valves, and not performed with a clean knife.

No it was a heart removal that has brought this pain, caused me to suffer,

Never in my life have I felt so such agony, nothing has been tougher.

For you still held my heart when you left, and it was given in good faith,

I never foresaw you taking it and disappearing into the night like a wraith.

Now like a beast I hunt you in this delirious love fever,

For you cut away a piece of me, your beauty was the cleaver.

I forgive you my sweet, going so far away was not your choice

The separation from you is killing me, my heart beats to again hear your voice.

I used to read Hemmingway, but I had no idea of the pain his love forced him to endure,

But now laying here immobilized by the hurt, I know I too would take my life, I am sure.