No Matter What

The tip of my nose runs cold
There isn't enough heat in the sun
To warm my blood

I sit alone on the floor
Back to the wall
I tilt my head towards
The only sky I've ever known
My pale white bliss
I whisper to in the morning
Peering between
The cracks in my eyes

And it's almost always
About you

The holes in my heart
Mirror my Swiss cheese mind
Still my neck is obtuse
Against the frozen plaster
My gaze barely traces
The cigarette tar stains of
Yesterday's mistakes.

And no matter what I do,
Or how I say it.
No matter what flavor coffee I sip
Or how raw my dried veins
Once were
No matter how quickly the stars
Rise at night
Or how many times my socks stick
To my feet
After a ten-hour shift.

No matter what I do,
I will always feel this broken
Without you.

Reviews

[Lily Mae]

You know... as I've said we either have dated the same guy or the universe is messing with our heads.. Your emotions and thoughts on all of this are far to familiar to me. And the last stanza is so damn true... I could care less about what more could happen because the brokenness is for always.. Another great write Sarah:) x

[Tommy]

I made that promise a long time ago, the one where I said I would always love her forever. I wish I never would have made it, because my heart holds me to it…I felt this piece!

“The tip of my nose runs cold
There isn’t enough heat in the sun
To warm my blood”

Yep, like salt water, it is hard to freeze, but when it runs cold, it ices the heart…

Great Write!
RLG,
Tommy

[Tasha]

This was amazing, and the last stanza was so true.

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sometimes we feel this way when we are apart from someone..but we should find someone not to complete us but share in our completeness :)

[Chris Smith Welshpoetcs]

I can feel that lose within your words, a haunting and good poem.

[unknown]

I hate it when you lose someone and it takes a great deal of time to get over and move on. Memories are always there. Great poem!

[KAREN]

Very emotional and painful write!

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

No matter, what you love the same...........painfully beautiful