No Choice

A poem I wrote when I had feelings for my ex. It seems foolish looking back on it now though

 

People scorn

They all tell me I’m foolish

And that it’s time to move on

From the old memories

That haunt me

Of you

Of us

They roll their eyes

And think I cause the drama myself

I don’t think they understand

I don’t think you understand

I don’t chose this

The pain you’ve caused

Is not a choice

In my heart

I can’t stop loving you

Because I don’t think anyone understands

If I could I would drop my love

For you

Right now

And forget all about you

Because I would have to be crazy

To chose this pain

Reviews

[Requiem]

One of my best friends is going through this right now. It's sort of frustrating for me because all the people around her are telling her to just get over it. It shouldn't matter now. And I'm the only one telling her it's all right to be feeling this way.

[QuillandInkWhispers]

This is a good poem and I understand perfectly how you feel. You have described your emotions so well. I know is not easy in this situation when people don't understand.

[S. P. Vaporis]

i see the emotion in the words and that is the essence of poetry in my opinion. thanks for sharing this wren. very well said.

[rachel D]

okay, this is a great write for so many reasons. i know people close to me who this would really resonate with. it's so hard to be on the other side of a friendship of someone going through these feelings but this poem reminds me of the struggle they are going through. it reminds me to be gentle with their feelings because facts don't always line up with our feelings. like you said- you aren't choosing to feel this way, you'd be crazy to do so
"If I could I would drop my love
For you
Right now
And forget all about you"
this is simple but the pain you are going through with feeling this way is anything but that.
thanks for writing this.
thanks for reminding me about something important.

[JP thinks the WC is apt..]

Powerfully expressed and emotive! There is a whole gamut of emotions here - love, passion, frustration and despair.

I thought you paced and structured the piece very nicely and brought the poem to its denouement with a very poignant and resonant closing line. For whatever made you feel this way, you have my sympathies.

[Amor-de-angel]

It's always easier for outsiders to tell us what we should or shouldn't feel.It's never that easy.Our hearts think for themselves.
You expressed it well.

[Emily B]

Poignant and beautiful, your words are so expressive of your emotions. It reads just right.

[Badmac (Brenda )]

I agree with your words
just because someone walks away from us
that does not mean we stop loving and caring about them
unless it happened to them
I don't think other's understand.

Brenda

[V. K. Harris]

I'm sorry you feel this way right now, your writing has a lot of emotion which is felt by the reader. Thanks for the read request.

[NJ Schneider]

I feel the exact same way. Like..EXACTLY. it's pretty crazy. I think this is definatly the start of a great friendship. And it's really nice I love poems that don't rym(sp) You are much better at writing poems then me. lol hehe.