Heartbreak Girls

I know the heartbreak girls
Too well, they like my eyes
They're not afraid of my stranger smile
They're half afraid of love
Half alive to the world

I've touched them
Let them go
Loved them
Held too close
Whispered the wrong word
Quietly enough
To earn their forgiveness
Until the next one comes
Broken and whole
Perfect and sweet enough for bitter

I know the hearbreak girls
I love them, they know me
Too well, they like my eyes

August 12, 2006

(postscript: I never really knew them)