The Heartbreaker

A poem about losing someone you love...

They say,

To have loved and lost

Is better,

-than to have never loved at all.

But there’s a reason,

-it’s in love you “fall”.

 

Because when it ends,

-you’ll never rise.

When your heart is broken,

-the rest of you dies.

Hollow, abandoned.

 A shell of a man,

-left where you were standin’.

 

Love is purpose.

Without it,

-your life is worthless.

No reason to move,

-no reason to wake.

When you come to learn,

-that love was fake.

And the passion that burned,

-was your own fiery lake.

 

Your own apocalypse,

-was built upon a liar’s lips.

That once you kissed,

-but now is missed.

Those words of love,

-was a whispered fist.

 

I never asked you to stop the storm.

I never asked you to make winter warm.

I never asked you to make mountains rise.

To hold your breath,

-til the Nile dries.

 

To build a spaceship,

-and steal the sun.

Because let’s face it,

-it’d never be done.

 

Because simple things,

-like seeing me.

Like answering the phone,

-when you hear it ring.

 

Like kissing me,

-when you know it brings,

Me happiness,

-it will never be.

 

So asking for a visit,

Is like being in a storm,

-and asking you to rid it.

 

And getting you to call,

Is as likely,

-as Spring Break in Fall.

 

And a kiss from you?

Well, I’m working on a spaceship,

-it’ll be done before I get that, too.

 

And the fucked up thing?

Somehow, I still can’t hate her.

She’s still the girl I love,

-but now she’s also the heartbreaker.

So, if you decide to call,

-I'll be beside the phone.

And if you decide to come see me,

-my heart is always your home.

Author's Note

Just something random I typed up, about something a lot of people have gone through. It always sucks, so I figured people might connect with this one. Kind of just put my fingers to the keyboard, and this is what came out, for no real reason.

Reviews

[Anon]

Firstly I Would Like To Thanks you For The Review Of My Poem :)

And I Thought This Was Really Good... I Really Liked The Fourth Stanza, That One Stood Out For Me :)

Over All I Really Enjoyed It

[MachinaWriter]

Thank you so much ^^ And that's no problem, I really enjoyed your poem. Thank you for taking the time to read this, it really means a lot ^^

[Southern Cross]

Gosh...you sound so like me in your writings...literary soul mates I suppose...I enjoy each and every poem..Glad you found me on here

[MachinaWriter]

As am I lol I'm glad you enjoyed it ^^

[afra]

i can totally relate to this write ....i love it ...well done

[Kelsey]

It's really amazing to see you writing again, dear. I've missed you and your great writing. You've blown me away once again. I adore the last stanza, it feels like the last piece of the poem. Wonderful job.

[MachinaWriter]

Thank you. I'm glad you liked it. Yeah, things have been busy lately so I haven't really had a lot of time to sit down and write.

[Kelsey]

Of course, I don't think I've read something of yours that I didn't like. I hope things start calming down soon, it seems it's been a while that you've been so busy, you must be wearing down. I hope all is well.

[eglantine]

i could easiliy see this being performed at a poetry slam

[MachinaWriter]

What's a poetry slam?

[eglantine]

:O

[MachinaWriter]

?

[eglantine]

its an open mic night where you perform poetry rather than simply read

[MachinaWriter]

How do you perform a poem? Like acting it out?

[eglantine]

just youtube it lol