Breakup

How do you break up
with someone you love?
Where do you reach
inside
to find the strength
to say
"it's done"
when the last thing you said
and then heard
was "I love you"
and "A lot".
What will you say
to yourself
in old age
when the one that you want
is long gone
on a path of their own
even though you both
wanted to grow old
together?
Which of life's chances
will you remember
the ones that you took
boldly
followed your heart
or those of the calculated
measured approach?
Why does it hurt
so much?
Why does it hurt
so much?
Why does it hurt
so much?

(I wrote this a few days ago, and the pain is subsiding, but wanted to share)