Best Laid Plans

I ripped my heart

from my chest

and left it

gift-wrapped

in the finest

paper

on your door step

of your front porch. 

Too bad

I didn't know

you only use

the side door.

I thought I had

the perfect plan;

nothing was left

to chance. I hid

in the bushes

and waited,

hoping to see

the happiness

on your face

when you 

discovered 

my gift. 

The sun rose

and set

but you

never came. 

My breath

wheezed

and the beats

lessened,

but still 

I waited. 

The moon

lit up the night

and glowing eyes

peered back 

at me,

but the present

sat alone

still waiting. 

My blood

ran cold,

my eyelids

dropped low

and you,

you never came

in time

to save me.

So much

for the perfect

plan,

the romantic

gesture,

the sacrifice

I made

that you'll never see.

What did I prove?

Death comes quickly

to an empty chest.