Waste My Words

Something older.

I waste my words on you-
Hoping to produce something meaningful-
But I was never good at creating meaning-
I was never good at tearing words away
From a heart that wants to shelter them-
From a heart that wants to keep them secret-
But I pick the lock to the vault of emotion-
Shatter the encasing glass; leave it on the floor-
Walk away feeling just as empty as before-
Knowing that I’m sacrificing everything-
For something that is potentially nothing-
Nothing more than the eerie figment of a dream-
A memory that will never come to fruition-
Still a hope festering within my being-
Waiting to break the skin-
So that I might bleed-
Bleed for you, bleed for the nothing between us-
The nothing that produces the words I waste-
Waste on you, trying to create a something-
Something to fill the void-
To make, my hollow being whole-
Make me something more than I know to be-

February 28, 2005

Author's Note

The date on this piece is the actual creation date, I ran across it and thought I would share.

Reviews

[Laura Maidah]

meter is on point. Your diction is precise. The rhythm is impeccable. I had an issue with the hyphen marks. Lots of poems on this site do them incorrectly. I found it a little distracting. However, this poem is raw and very "right now". You should enter it in my contest after an edit. It ends tomorrow. I shouldn't tell you this in a comment, but it's my fav poem of the day, minus the redundancy of the hyphen marks.

[Hello, Goodbye]

No words wasted here..

[Crow]

A beatiful piece, excellent verbal imagery.

[Globy]

Waiting to break the skin-
So that I might bleed-

very emotional!!

[Dream Weaver]

Sadly emotional to reach back in time
for fruitless unfulfillment and shattered
dreams that might have been. Falling
short, never to be reached... Nicely done..

[Crusaderscross]

I find this poem very romantic. Very 19th century victorian idea of love. It is my take anyway. Loved it.

[Poetry Girl]

i especially like the lines- at the end

[Poetry Girl]

this is a very deep poem. its very good.

[.]

you didn't need the hyphens I agree...but that aside the poem is a heartfelt lament..and has a strong feeling running through it..like it

[JelliFyshKissUs]

My god, I can feel every letter in your words. Holding on to a semblance of hope where hope does not exist. Beautiful.