Words are Sharper than Knives

Words last forever

If you don't stop talking, I will explode

Your words make me feel like half of a whole

When they hit me, everything inside of me drains

Until there is nothing left but pain

When I sleep, I cling to my dreams

And hope I can stay and avoid your screams

Your words bring me down, and it's hard to bounce back

With every new defense, you bring a new attack

I become numb to every word, no matter what it means

It all becomes a part of my everyday routine

There is no winning anymore, the fighting slowly ends

You realize what you've done, and try to make amends

It's too late to rewind the past, or erase what you said

My heart is crushed

My soul is gone

I may as well be dead.

Author's Note

This poem, like many of mine, is based off a woman who is thankfully no longer in my life. She hurt me in the past, but I've grown stronger from it, and now I've moved on...or so it seemed. Tell me what you think.

Reviews

[Ian Faraway]

I like the break of rhyming in the last stanza. It definitely changes the pace of the poem but I'm not sure whether that's a good thing or not (matter of opinion, I suppose). I can relate strongly to the emotion of numbness, pain, indifference, hiding in dreams, all of it. You did a spectacular job of painting that picture. I'm envious of your ability to seemingly rhyme so smoothly. I had that gift until I did free write, d****t. My advice: balance free write and rhymes. Anyways, great poem.

[Miranda Richard]

Thank you very much. Rhyming comes very easily for me but I often worry if my poems come off as too sing-songy. Trying to produce more poems but have suffered some serious writer's block as of late. Thanks again, your words make me smile ;)

[Ian Faraway]

Trust me, I know a thing or two about writer's block so you won't see me judging. And I like the sing-songy poems. If you ever feel like it is, post like a song beat that kind of goes with it, I've seen that in a few poems I've read and it really makes it pop.

[dillonjensen]

A powerful write indeed. You can visualize the anger, the pain, and the utter anguish you are experiencing. It's nice to come out on top, or rather stronger, from a dark situation. Hope you're doing okay.

[Miranda Richard]

Every battle we fight makes us stronger, I couldn't agree more. Thank you for your kind words, and yes, I'm doing fine.