Tomorrow..

Tomorrow.. i promised myself, tomorrow I will be fine,

because today isn't my day,

yesterday left me stranded to lick my wounds,

wounds from lost battles I fought to win,

fighting losing battles is my forte.

I wore my armour before I marched forth for that skirmish,

the skirmish I had replayed over and over again in my head.

My armour covered me but my poor heart was left open, unprotected.

Tomorrow.. I promised myself, tomorrow I will replace my shattered heart.

Author's Note

I like to call these itty bitties "strikers" cause they just strike you like lightening and you are tempted to pen them down! No, they don't echo my state.

Reviews

[Lynx]

Very expressive and I love the metaphors you used in this, very imaginative. Great work, but feels a bit empty because well... the point of poems to me, at least, is to express true inner feelings. And if some things which are written down aren't real, they do feel a bit like lies. Ok maybe I just have trust issues. In any case, great writing! and very interesting too.

Lingga

[Marvin Lewis Jr.]

I like this very much!
The confidence, vulnerability, imagery and potent message made reading this poem a pleasant experience.
Thanks for sharing and I look forward to reading more!

[Ralphy]

Wow, this is beautifully written. I like the way the drama played, how it flowed, walking the reader into the past of the battle and delivers a well scripted ending�I really never expected the shattered heart but I love the way you painted it.

[Orlando Murcia]

Well you did a great job writing this
marvelous piece

Nicely done!!

Orlando Murcia

[fireblossom]

I have experienced this. Just yesterday I called myself an actor. I entered a "battle" in my business and acted as expected. I pretended that someone's words didn't hurt but in fact they did.

This striker helped put that in perspective for me. Thank you.

Diamonds are small and diamonds are large. A diamond is a diamond.

perfect new type :) Also a scribble

it has good insight, and it is relatable, it has good form and well chosen words.

I can look at it and ponder, in a few lines, you have conveyed your message well

This is a very good piece :)