Survivor's Guilt

Survive and carry the guilt......

Despair came in a blast

Everything happened so fast

I couldn’t protect them

Nor help them

 

I want to reach their hands

But I couldn’t move from where I stand

Promise to be together to go home

But I came here all alone

 

The symphony of their screams

Always haunt me in my dreams

“Help me!!!” All that I hear

I’m terrified and it’s hard for me to bear

 

They taught me how to smile

 But I was a coward to let them die

Swear to be together until the end

But I left them, my friends

Author's Note

no one is born evil... they're just twisted and damaged.....

Reviews

[Octob3r Star]

Alike my writing: Damaged in my fifth session. This too gives insight on folks who have put survival before empathy. Very interesting :)

[stars are far]

This is wonderful .. keep it up ..
Love it as always :0

[tk]

aww. that's a very tragic scene...
sometimes, you can't just help but feel guilty about something that you barely did. the feeling of helplessness, grief and cowardice.
this poem is just...powerful! :) and i really agree with the author's note!
you did a very great job on this. :D thanks for sharing!!

[Chris]

Peeps deal with boredom different ways... and with different extremes...

[Leslie Philibert]

Fine poem about the contradictions between wanting to help others and the desire to survive.The jaunty iambic gives the poem almost an ironical touch, a poem with a subtle message, good work.

[Lily Mae]

We sometimes have to surrender our feelings and thoughts to a higher power.. we can't live with regret or despair while questioning our actions.. Well done..xo

[Tomislav Petricevic]

The last stanza is indeed powerful, and this is a great poem.
But I believe I personally wouldn't feel the survivor's guilt...I mean, I would feel extremely awful, but it's not anyone's fault if there's nothing you could have done about it.
Oh, and I completely agree with your Note!
Awesome! :D

[Thea]

Aw...Love this a lot...The last stanza was powerful...
I also like the author's note...I can't help but agree!. :p
Very well said...
:)))

[Roe]

Amazing!!!

[Kuhr Gred]

XD correct