in the long watches of the night

cutting paper into thin strips
bored out of my mind
you're sleeping 
far away in some fancy hotel

I wish we didn't have that fight
I wish you would have kissed me goodbye
I wish I wasn't such a coward
because then I'd call you right now
tell you I'm sorry
ask if we should give it another try
and you'd tell me everything's going to be alright

filling out a crossword
the words come out all wrong
it makes no sense 
and the streetlight shining through my window does nothing 

I light a candle 
I make some tea
I wish sleep would come find me 
but the only sand I find in my bed
is from the beach 
scratching my feet 
making me toss and turn
and you're not here to tell me to be still

I wrote you a letter
found a stamp and everything
but I'm not going to send it
because you told me not to
I won't call you either
I'll just shut up now

dawn is not far away
or am I only fooling myself
cut some more paper into thin strips
glue them together with dried tears

it's a sculpture of what was
a big f*****g mess 

Reviews

[ewest1220]

Wow, very powerful and sad. I absolutely love the imagery with the paper. "Glue them together with dried tears." Very well done!

[Yheela]

Thanks, happy that you enjoyed it. ^_^

[Personne]

Wow, beautifully heartwrenching. The pictures you paint with words are lonely and sad. It gives the poem the best atmosphere, and I really like it. (:

[Yheela]

Thanx! ^_^

[Personne]

Your welcome(:

[Michael Kevin Spencer]

The 2nd half of this poem is remarkable, I found the 4th and 5th stanzas very powerful.

I wish I was loved like that one day.

[Yheela]

Thank you.
I like the 4th and 5th a lot too, they flow better. Might come back and do a rewrite... or not. ^_^

[Dr. Wood ?]

I love the way you tell of life as it is

You are a lyricist of great talent

[Yheela]

Thank you! ^_^
Love the rooster!