No Surrender, No Retreat

I could have been

I would have been

If you had trust

If you had faith

Drowned by negativity

Surrounded by fear

Withdrew into myself

To withstand your attacks

I could not leave

I would not surrender

Fought a losing battle

A pointless war

Saw so much in you

That you never saw

Gave everything for you

That you could not return

Left me for dead

Committed the ultimate betrayal

Burned and pillaged my soul

Destroyed my heart

Could not break me

Will not be my last chapter

Strength is returning

Emotions are balancing

The fire has been lit

The spark has returned

Reviews

[KATHY SUE SILLS]

Great poem! so hard to go through the truth in this poem, but once your on your way it's great!

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[Sweet_pale_cacophony]

And am happy..emotions are balancing..that takes some work..am happy you are reaching there.

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. ah, am ecstatic and inspired, jeff ... your entire poem is brilliant ... but the last eight lines are particularly so ... that spark is worth a million beautiful dreams coming true ... thank you for making it this far, jeff ... i won't forget ... no surrender, no retreat ... and one day at a time ...

[Alicia Schroeder]

redemtions is alway's good, rebuilding can be hard, but makes us stronger in the end, great write