Rebound

I'm an idiot

What took me so long to realise?

Blind eyes and clouded mind 

they can take the blame

I thought you were what I needed

could I have been more wrong?

You were just filling a hole

Staunching the blood

whilst my heart was healing

A rebound that stuck around

that couldn't take a hint

that couldn't see the angry glint in my eye

like a tumour you grew on me

like some insipid mould, thoughts of you spread through my mind

made me forget you were just temporary

made me forget to bin you like the metaphorical garbage that you are

Your whispered words of love

so quickly whispered into the ears of another

but stupid little me

could only see your smoke and mirrors

Well you shall not have a single of my tears

I'm saving them for the next rebound

Reviews

[Rahul]

Nicely penned. wording's nice and every line's deep.

[Luke Rawlings]

This poem was brilliant. I did not expect the ending of "saving them for the next rebound" which is a clever and inconvenient truth I think we all face. The phrases "staunching the blood" and "metaphorical garbage" were like punches with words, I felt a flash of anger and it gives the poem flesh. You have a very realistic prose of writing, I was in the situation with you and the lines you use: "insipid mould" and "smoke and mirrors" are easily relatable.Very well done Jo, one of my favourites of yours :)

[Jo Todd]

Yay thankyou, I always find this one makes me giggle a little. Actually wrote this one a couple years ago but reading this just takes me back. Ahh nostalgia

[KristynRuth]

"like a tomour you grew on me" I love that line, some people are absolutely that way

[Jo Todd]

Thankyou, thats one of my favourite lines as well. Its the kind of person where you dont notice how they grow on you until one day you realise you care about them

[marty360]

I like this, shows what some people can be like. Wonderfully penned. I also like the part of whispering love.

[Jo Todd]

Glad you like it, Its something I think a lot of people can relate to.