The Heart Only Knows Defeat

Human spirit endures and prevails even though sometimes some of our actions can seem inhuman.

Stars appear and reappear

like tears upon atlases and calendars.

Buried deep in the hearts darkest chambers,

hate is all that sets us apart from shadows.

True voice can be found in the depth of struggle,

the heart only knows defeat but keeps fighting.

The moon cradled by cloud

binds the broken face of time.

Struggling to breathe in this decade.

All my hope as cowered into a vulgar reflection,

silently my braver silhouette shys away.

There's a crack in the mirror

that mirrors you, mirroring me.

He mirrors her, she mirrors him.

You're what keeps me alive,

you're what kills me.

We're what destroys the world.

Human error is human truth.

The heart can only be found in the dark,

learn to blend in if you want to be treated human.

Author's Note

Don't take things as their said
love and truth are not always real.
Waiting for answers brings more questions.

Reviews

[Erin]

Good job. Your titles really sound like those poems that you hear in an english class and we all say, "Ugh not again...." but then we read it and we all secretly like it. Good job on this one. Ending the poem with the picture helped keep the entire intention secret until the very last second -- nice technique. I also liked the way you spaced your stanzas.
PBP

[A.Lee]

This is beautiful. I believe I've said this before, but I really do love your work. Its always so rich and full, never "simple", yet always easy to understand.

I loved this line: "True voice can be found in the depth of struggle,
the heart only knows defeat but keeps fighting."

and this one: "Struggling to breathe in this decade.
All my hope as cowered into a vulgar reflection,
silently my braver silhouette shys away."

Amazing work and so very true.

[Mary E. Green]

I love this! EXCELLENT write!

[Ruth]

This is so cool!
A great poem love, truly!
I love the philosophical quality to this one, the world is not perfect! Shattered refelcetions sometimes bring out truths!
Wonderful work
xx

the heart's truth

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this is a dismal view of the world today...beautifully phrased and with real thought into your words..I disagree with lots here!!! But that's what I love about it...gets the mind working and the heart beating...great write

[NoneOfYourBusiness akaK..]

you thread the human heart through the pieces of us all with poignant accuracy~ vere relatable~

[deeps]

There's a crack in the mirror
that mirrors you, mirroring me.
He mirrors her, she mirrors him.
You're what keeps me alive,
you're what kills me.
We're what destroys the world.

I-So loved these words here, This is one amazing write.
I like this alot.

[Sweets]

"Human error is human truth." Thats beautiful.
The picture completely describes the poem.
Beautiful write =)

[Jonathan De Elvira]

this was kinda goth and dark...
you wrote it with passion I guess....This was deep and have some hidden meanings behind some words...