A Year it Took

A year it took
For everything to break down
Into a crumble of nothingness…

A year it took
To tear away the gleam
In our eyes;
A year it took
To blind the spark
That we felt in our heart;
A year it took
To strangle the love
And stop caring;
A year it took
For the tears to dry
And move on;
A year it took
To forget everything
We had between us;
A year it took
For us to drift apart
And tear ourselves down;
A year it took
To swallow our emotions
And get on with life.

A year it took
The moments to fade
Into memories;
A year it ...