Graveyard Hearts

My heart
has always
been glass

My wars
and my words
have always
been lost

My arms
are lonely

My lips withered
with no kisses

They've always been
and even more so now

If my head isn't down
there is nothing guarding
this bulls-eye on my chest

I could again
injure my hands

To stop what's to come

Or just let it go through

There's my heart
on the tip of his arrow
of deeds done
and words
not said

I have
a grave yard
heart

Where I bury
hatred
revenge
pain
betrayal
and all
of sorrows
reaping

6 feet deep
I smother
catacombs
of suffering

I wish I could
inflect the pain you
so carelessly instilled in me

But no amount of revenge
will suffice short of torture
to reap what he has sewn

When in reality
he had a grave yard
growing in his chest
he opened enough
to drag me down
to the pits
of his hell
to wallow
in his pain

I plant
the seeds
of love

To fill this
wounded man

I can now see
beyond my pain

To truly love me
he had to break me
so we could mend as one




By Samantha Pruitt

Author's Note

You touched my heart and it broke into a million pieces

This is a dark love poem ... We are not alone in love and pain when 2 people share scars they are one his broken pieces fit mine perfectly thus repairing the damage

Reviews

[Stevo The POE-t]

I do believe that this is probably one of the best poems you have ever wrote. You paint the picture with PERFECT imagery. It almost makes the reader feel like they were the one who wrote it... At one time in every persons life feels this way. It's all in how you bounce back from it. Sometimes you heal and sometimes you don't... Sometimes your left with scars other times your left with a scar on your heart that no one but you can see... Great job girl

[Taylor_McCutcheon]

I really enjoyed this one. The pain was there and the darkness and the love (which was still pretty dark). I like it :)

[Konigin]

Awesome!!!! Just perfect! The twist at the end... I was all angry at the man and then in the end the two of them were happy and whole even though they were (originally) incomplete! That's so cool! That was...

NEVER stop writing Samantha!!!!! :D Thanks for the amazing read! :)

[KeeD]

To truly love me
he had to break me
so we could mend as one

beautiful construction on the toll of a relationship

[Chloe_Spence]

Beautifully bittersweet :) Thoroughly enjoyed reading this :)

[Glass Heart Inc]

Glad it ended happy -ish. I enjoyed reading this.

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you for the amazing poetry.
"Where I bury
hatred
revenge
pain
betrayal
and all
of sorrows
reaping'
I do understand this poem. Come a time where we must bury our sadness and disappointment.
Coyote

[Jennie Baron]

Wow, this simply drips bitterness and hurt! I suppose I've never had that kind of pain to bury when it comes to love relationships, but this gives me an idea what it's like. And so beautifully structured. Well done, Samantha!

[Mark]

A nice thought, well expressed. The ending was a surprise, and I can't say I can relate, I'd wonder at the two people's love. Breaking someone is not a way to show love, but to show power. But, I'm human. I could be wrong. :)

[Margo Seuss]

Ah, such a morbidly beautiful metaphor; the graveyard heart where the pain which accompanies love is burried. I love this idea. How true it is. Some people avoid loving for fear of feeling pain when the relationship has its ups and (ineveitably) its downs. The truth is, it's healthy for two people close to eachother to fight and work through it. If two people can't work through their differences than they weren't meant to be!!!

Another thing I like about this poem is the set up of it. You worded it so that at certain points the poem appears to bulge. I don't know if it was a coincedince, but the shape seems almost as though it was created. Graveyard heart flows freely and adequatly captures the wonderful torment that is love.
Excellent work!

[Lyn Anderson]

This is a great piece. I only have one question, was the change of font intentional, or is it that annoying editing thing that sometimes accidentally happens in the cafe's word processing?

[Samantha ~virginpoet]

yeah thats annoying ugh lol and Ive got to go so no time to fix it

[Lyn Anderson]

Isn't it tho? Ahh well, another day.