3 Words

are there worse pains than
the burning of a bullet or the
sharpness of a knife blade as
it destroys flesh ??

Yes

3 words
lethal in size
with the silent ability to reach right inside
grabbing your heart in a vice grip
producing such a blow
that it should kill one instantly

but no, no quick relief from
the continuous slow and agonizing pain that
those 3 words brought to me

the sound of your voice pounding over and over
inside my aching head - my lips bruised from kisses shared only moments before, each moment etched in my memory as my hopes were being forced out of my heart - blow by blow, beat by beat with your 3 words ...

" I LOVE HER "

after you just made love to me