I Save Myself

About breaking up with someone in order to preserve your own sanity

My time in this story is at an end
And I barricade my heart to protect myself
I must depart and journey into the wild
With wine and my calloused heart for company
As the dust begins to settle and my soul is defiled

Sentiment is lost in the fire and I'm scorched
As I try to save myself
There's nothing left to love or to feel
My emotions stolen by everybody else

My life and this tale is drawing to a close
And I shield myself from all of the blame
I keep on driving, above and beyond the wild
With whiskey to blunt all of the pain
And to bless my heart, punished to exile

Sentiment is lost in the fire and I'm scorched
As I try to save myself
There's nothing left to love or to feel
My emotions stolen by everybody else

Reviews

[Clara]

'I must depart and journey into the wild
With wine and my calloused heart for company
As the dust begins to settle and my soul is defiled'

There is great intensity to the emotions you portray; frustration, resentment and hopelessness appear very tangible in this piece. Great write.

[Michael G. Smith]

Been here, but looking back with wisdom and soon realized that we are the ones responsible for how we feel and sometimes give it up to others. A hard one to learn.

[Jennifer McQueen]

"There's nothing left to love or to feel
My emotions stolen by everybody else"

These two lines are so powerful. Reminds me of how people can just suck you dry, sometimes. I think if you took out the 2nd stanza so that it was three stanzas instead of four and those lines weren't repeated a second time, it would make an even bigger impact and wrap everything up really nicely.

[Lexi Villanueva]

Beautiful but sad. With love.-100

[Kelly Scheppers]

"With wine and my calloused heart for company"

Is there anyone exempt from such a feeling? There is much to overcome from "barricading" your heart, and you've written about it with true tenacity.

Nice to meet you, Jay!

[Simon Welsh]

Love this one, dude. Keep it up!