Candy Lies

I carefully unwrap my love hearts,
till on the table they are laid.
Then I slowly read each cliché:
 
“HELLO”, “SMILE”, “BE MINE”,
my hand slams down to grind
all three into molecules of dust.
 
“ALL YOURS”, “FOREVER”, “TRUST”,
I laugh loud and bitterly,
throwing them away from me.
 
“KISS”, “I WANT YOU”, “I SPY”,
I sweep from the table candy lies,
and pray the last heart is true,
 
“I LOVE YOU”
 
I bite it to make two jagged parts
and look down at my broken heart.