When heartbreak comes to you as a spectral snake
You know you can’t deny it.
You always know when she’s coming.
Her faint hissing outside your door
As you cry into your folded arms
Desperately begging her to go away.
But every time she visits
She always convinces you to let her in
With promises of peace.
When heartbreak comes to you as a spectral snake
You must play the Sad Songs playlist from your phone quietly behind you
And you must not turn on the light.
For the light signifies moving on
And she knows you’re not ready yet.
Your glassy eyes are not allowed to rest as she witnesses the waterfalls on your cheeks
And attempts to hug them away
But her serpentine body wraps around your chest.
She squeezes tighter to try and stop the tears
But all she does is make it harder to breathe.
You cannot prevent her entrance when she visits
She always makes it clear that her job is to help you
And no matter how much her tactics hurt
You know you have to let her work
When heartbreak comes to you as a spectral snake
You have to prepare for her
She will test you
She may even break you
But keep in mind
She will save you.
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