Falling Away From Me

So they told you things

They wrote on my arms with dark inked Sharpies

And you only used water to wipe them away

You splashed but, why not try?

Come now,

You’ve known me

Since we were born

We’ve known

What it’s like to feel like family

What it’s like to fall and

Have someone you trust holding you up

Because we were like little kids on the sidewalk

Chalk lines our way to live

We outlined everything in those summer and school days

And when I see you now, knowing

you don’t care about me anymore

when I see you, you smile and I wonder

why haven’t you shattered too?

Why am I the only one feeling this?

 

But I understand now,

You never really wanted to be my friend,

Did you?

You let them write words that weren’t true

You wrote lies of your own, all over

Me

And you just don’t care

That when you fell,

When your family was tearing itself apart

I was there holding you up

And I told you it wouldn’t ever feel right again

But that’s okay, because eventually you get a new kind of “right”

That works, that isn’t the same, but it still feels good

It still feels like you can understand this

I held you up

And you don’t even care now

That I’m falling away from you so permanently

Because you fell from me before

I just left the words you engraved on my skin

And let them soak in water,

Only water

And now the words are so smudged, so lost

I’ve ruined the only thing I had left of you.

 

Author's Note

Don't you just hate memories sometimes?

It's like...why keep all the ones that make you go "AJSDKLFJASLK;DFJ", know what I mean? So annoying. And painful.

Perfect conditions for writing.

Written for/about my friend, although I haven't talked to him in months. He was one of my best friends, more or less my brother (we share a birthday XD) and yet...he doesn't wanna talk to me anymore? Way to be a butthead.
Aaand completely break my heart, with a sledge hammer.
So...see ya, I guess. Unless you *finally* come around. (oh, yeah, and YES I'm aware there's a Korn song by the same title. And I love it. Inspired the title for this little thing <3)

Reviews

[Angie Diane♥&hea..]

This was a good poem. I know how you feel in this one. I can relate to it as of right now. Thanks for sharing. :)

[Bud]

This is one of the hardest things of life that is integral to life, and we find most difficult to accept... people come and go. It's only that some stick around a bit longer than others, but each serves a purpose to our own growth in life. Again, you have expressed yourself well. Excellent.

[DamienHino]

"And I told you it wouldn’t ever feel right again
But that’s okay, because eventually you get a new kind of “right”" geat line i really the this understanding flow of this poem.

[Lexi Nicole]

Sad, yet somehow beautiful. Definitely spoken from the heart. Through this, I can feel all the pain that you feel. This is a very moving, very real piece, amazingly written. It's like listening to you speak.

[TAO]

Very nice piece of work, Aveira. This is the feeling of betrayal.

I recognized the Korn title... One of my favorite tracks (it's life, indeed).

I very much liked this poem, if only for the sorrow we're constantly trying to shun. It paints a vivid picture of a best friend who, for some reason that is beyond even the logic of evolution, falls away from you, refusing to speak, refusing to care. There is a question that must be asked; why? I've fallen away from female friends for who I've come to love as more than just friends; the love was always unrequited, and now I seek it in the company of those who have no true regard for me. Perhaps that's what it was? I don't know. All I know is that your poem is a worthy read, and it is brilliant. Very real, and in touch. Great work, Aveira.

[Bard Constantine]

Many perfect writes are born of pain of the soul, so I understand you completely...

This definitely is soaked in the emotion of the moment. You're able to define your pain well so that the reader can feel what you're going through. Good writing...

[ShaneBerry]

soo very true man lol, some memories are better left un remebered lol

[nono]

Very nicely written is all I can really say I like this a lot! Really nice job!

[Angelphires]

This piece was very moving. I like how you italicize some of the words while purposely leaving others in the normal format. I think its very effect in emphasizing the overall message. Very good!