-Poetic Frantic Romantic-

This should be a warning label on my forehead

This pen is out for my blood, I know.

It stops and pierces,

crying out ink wherever I go.

An invisible weight brings me to my knees;

the world is too real for me when I dream…

-I’m poetic, I’m frantic, I’m hopelessly romantic-

every day I face drives like a sharp stick.

I’m so strong that I haven’t given up trying,

but I’m so weak I feel like I’m dying.

 

Denying my own setbacks, and facing them like they’re real,

but I’m sloppy and I’m stupid, and I do it half-assed well,

every time a new hope dawns I crush it with my heel.

 

And I pound my mistakes into a wall

how I lost-lost-lost-lost-lost  you…

then I’ll wake and realize I’ve done nothing at all.

Still my hands are empty, with nothing to show for it;

the cuts and bruises don’t even exist.

-I’m poetic, I’m frantic, I’m hopelessly romantic-

your memory haunts and it makes my heart sick.

The worst dreams are the best nightmares,

I get so caught up in nothing, I forget anyone cares.

 

I cover my face and wait for someone to fix me,

because no matter my efforts, I’m broken,

torn somewhere deep down that I can’t see.

 

This pen wants my soul, I see.

So low maintenance,

yet so damned hard to please.

I cover it all with spines and thorns,

I don’t even want myself anymore.

-I’m poetic, I’m frantic, I’m hopelessly romantic-

Hold me now or later, or never, take your pick.

Those days we spend our time together,

those are the days I want forever.

Author's Note

This, and especially the last part, are kind of an ode to my previous poems, and the theme that runs through them....and of course, there's the sarcasm :)

Reviews

[Alexander Fox]

Almost more consistent with some works of a fellow heartbroken poet especially good at feeling wretched and broken.....But a heartfelt work none the less.

[54321]

I can't say a single negative thing about this piece. I usually try not to anyways but this is great.-written very strongly for being heartbroken. The imagery of the pen and writing is amazing. I love it. You have a very creative and pleasing way of putting thoughts into words. You have a lot of self insight as well. A good quality for a poet! Continue to be strong!