The Devil Wears Blue

The fourth poem in my compilation, A Tragic Story...

This is my life, it's a tragic story
But don't ever take me for some cryin' little boy
Playin' with his toys
To forget about the world
The pain, the trouble
Cuz if you back down- the trouble only doubles

It's fate
Its the way the world works
And anyone livin' 
Knows livin' hurts

I'm not tryin' to be your preacher
I'm not fit to be your teacher
I had it all goin'
Then I had to leave her
And maybe if I treated her the way she should be treated
I wouldn't have been cheated
And if I had a second chance
I wouldn't be defeated

I tried to protect her
She wanted to stay and maybe I should have let her
But I wasn't there
And lord it isn't fair
Cuz now I'm in the doctor's
Cryin' in this chair
And you're dyin'
And girl I'm really tryin'
To keep you here, I'd sell my soul
But the devil isn't buyin'

Six hours of pain, six hours of wait
I cried, I lied, I said it would be okay
But I could feel the weight
Pressin' against my chest- like the truck that brought your fate

Sittin' here now- I know its true
That hell is sterile and the devil wears blue-
-scrubs like the man who said I'd have to live without you

Author's Note

This is one of the poems I've already done, but since I putting them all together in chronological order, its now here. For those of you who have seen it before, let me know what you think of it in context with the other poems. If you haven't read it already, drop a comment and tell me what you think.

Reviews

[Damien Davison]

Man, I don't even know what to say... My heart goes out to you and if I prayed it'd be all you bro. Thank for sharing, I know it took a lot...

[MachinaWriter]

It did, but its worth it because of comments like yours. Thank you, man.

[Southern Cross]

Hard to even comment on this..Talk about dark, deep places and this is right up there on the very top shelf. Your words and story are mesmerizing and ooze with SOUL pure unadulterated SOUL

[MachinaWriter]

This and the next two were the most...difficult to write. I tore up the first few copies I wrote and it almost broke me all over again. But when I finally got it written, it helped a lot. I needed to write it. I really appreciate you reading this and for your comments. Thank you. Truly.

[Danielle]

Dang! This one really made me tear up. That's pretty rare for me to find a story to make me do that. A very good one indeed.

[MachinaWriter]

Thank you. I'm glad you liked it. It was very...difficult, to write.

[GMHeft]

would you mind if share this on my facebook? it will of course link to here... I will not if you dont wish to have it seen.

[MachinaWriter]

That's perfectly fine. I'm...honoured that you like it so much. Especially consider how much this one means to me. Thank you.

[MachinaWriter]

Be sure to let me know what you think of the other poems, I love hearing your reviews and since I've read more of your poetry, it makes it all the more valuable because of what a great writer you are.

[GMHeft]

I shall indeed be following along your story through life and thank you for the kind words, I shall let you know what my friends and family think of this, I am sure they will find it as moving as I have*smiles*

[MachinaWriter]

Thank you, that truly means a lot.

[GMHeft]

may I say just one word?? Dem
that is what I said with tears in my eyes at the end of this. moving is not strong enough to encapsulate how powerful this is.

[MachinaWriter]

That really means a lot. This was...difficult to write. Thank you for reading it, and for your kind words.